Malaysia vs Mauritius: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Malaysia

7.5%

in 2014

Mauritius

7.1%

in 2014

Malaysia rank

61st

Mauritius rank

62nd

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

Malaysia
Mauritius

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 7.5% against 7.1% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

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

Malaysia ranks 61st and Mauritius ranks 62nd 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.