Kenya vs Mali: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Kenya
13.3%
in 2014
Mali
13.8%
in 2014
Kenya rank
31st
Mali rank
28th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Kenya
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 13.8% against 13.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 31st and Mali ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 17.6% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 17.1% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.8% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 15.6% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 14.2% | 0.5% | Mali |
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, Kenya or Mali?
- Mali, at 13.8% against 13.3% in Kenya as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Kenya and Mali?
- 0.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Kenya ranks 31st and Mali ranks 28th 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.