Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 8.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
8.3%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
58th
of 198 countries
All-time high
13.1%
in 1975
All-time low
8.3%
in 2014
Years of data
40
1975–2014

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Cote d'Ivoire, 1975–2014

0510151975199420141975: 13.1 %1976: 13 %1977: 13 %1978: 12.9 %1979: 12.8 %1980: 12.7 %1981: 12.6 %1982: 12.5 %1983: 12.5 %1984: 12.4 %1985: 12.4 %1986: 12.3 %1987: 12.2 %1988: 12.2 %1989: 12.1 %1990: 12 %1991: 11.9 %1992: 11.9 %1993: 11.8 %1994: 11.7 %1995: 11.6 %1996: 11.5 %1997: 11.4 %1998: 11.2 %1999: 11.1 %2000: 10.9 %2001: 10.7 %2002: 10.5 %2003: 10.3 %2004: 10.1 %2005: 9.9 %2006: 9.7 %2007: 9.6 %2008: 9.4 %2009: 9.2 %2010: 9 %2011: 8.8 %2012: 8.7 %2013: 8.5 %2014: 8.3 %

Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2014, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 8.3%. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 13.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2014.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 58th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.0% 12.8% 13.1% 5
1980s 12.4% 12.1% 12.7% 10
1990s 11.6% 11.1% 12.0% 10
2000s 10.0% 9.2% 10.9% 10
2010s 8.7% 8.3% 9.0% 5

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 55 Ghana 9.5% compare
  2. 56 Maldives 9.3% compare
  3. 57 North Korea 8.9% compare
  4. 59 Cameroon 7.9% compare
  5. 60 Haiti 7.6% compare
  6. 61 Malaysia 7.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Cote d'Ivoire?
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Cote d'Ivoire was 8.3% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1975.
What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2014.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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

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
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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.