Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Angola
Angola: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 17.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Angola, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Angola is 17.7%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Angola peaked at 22.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2014.
Angola ranks 10th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 22.6% | 22.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 22.0% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 19.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.7% | 19.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Angola?
- Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Angola was 17.7% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 1976.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2014.
- How does Angola rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Angola ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.