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Ghana vs Thailand: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Ghana
9.5%
in 2014
Thailand
10.5%
in 2014
Ghana rank
55th
Thailand rank
52nd

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

  • Ghana
  • Thailand
05101520197519942014

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 10.5% against 9.5% in Ghana, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 52nd 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.