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Mozambique vs Sri Lanka: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Mozambique
15.3%
in 2014
Sri Lanka
15.9%
in 2014
Mozambique rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
16th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Sri Lanka
0510152025197519942014

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 15.9% against 15.3% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Mozambique ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th 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

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.