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Equatorial Guinea vs Malawi: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Equatorial Guinea
14.5%
in 2014
Malawi
14.0%
in 2014
Equatorial Guinea rank
24th
Malawi rank
25th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Malawi
05101520197519942014

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 14.5% against 14.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 25th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
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Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.