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Myanmar vs Pakistan: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Myanmar
16.7%
in 2014
Pakistan
17.0%
in 2014
Myanmar rank
13th
Pakistan rank
12th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 17.0% against 16.7% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Pakistan ahead.

Myanmar ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 12th 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.