Haiti vs Malaysia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Haiti
7.6%
in 2014
Malaysia
7.5%
in 2014
Haiti rank
60th
Malaysia rank
61st
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Haiti
- Malaysia
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 7.6% against 7.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.
Haiti ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 18.9% | 3.9% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 16.6% | 3.0% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 13.3% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 10.1% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese, Haiti or Malaysia?
- Haiti, at 7.6% against 7.5% in Malaysia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Haiti and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malaysia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Haiti and Malaysia rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Haiti ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 61st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.