Senegal vs Somalia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Senegal
14.0%
in 2014
Somalia
14.8%
in 2014
Senegal rank
25th
Somalia rank
22nd

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

  • Senegal
  • Somalia
05101520197519942014

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 14.8% against 14.0% in Senegal, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 22nd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 19.2% 18.3% 0.9% Senegal
1980s 18.6% 18.0% 0.6% Senegal
1990s 17.4% 17.5% 0.2% Somalia
2000s 15.6% 16.2% 0.6% Somalia
2010s 14.4% 15.1% 0.8% Somalia

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, Senegal or Somalia?
Somalia, at 14.8% against 14.0% in Senegal as of 2014.
What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Senegal and Somalia?
0.8%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
Senegal ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 22nd 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

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.