Global and National Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity, Overweight, and Underweight Status

Table 2

Prevalence of body mass index (BMI) classification, by sex (male) and country, WHS, 2002-2003.

Male	Underweight	Overweight	Obese
Country	% (95% Confidence Intervals)	% (95% Confidence Intervals)	% (95% Confidence Intervals)
Bangladesh	16.3% (11.4%–21.2%)	10.4% (7.5%–13.4%)	1.2% (0.5%–1.8%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.0% (0.3%–5.7%)	34.5% (28.8%–40.2%)	3.9% (1.6%–6.1%)
Brazil	4.1% (2.7%–5.5%)	29.9% (27.5%–32.3%)	6.4% (5.3%–7.5%)
Burkina Faso	5.7% (2.9%–8.5%)	11.3% (8.7%–13.8%)	0.9% (0.2%–1.5%)
Chad	5.5% (3.8%–7.3%)	25.9% (22.4%–29.4%)	8.0% (5.8%–10.2%)
China	13.5% (8.9%–18.2%)	12.5% (8.0%–17.0%)	0.8% (0.3%–1.3%)
Comoros	6.0% (3.9%–8.1%)	17.8% (14.8%–20.7%)	1.6% (0.6%–2.7%)
Congo	3.9% (2.3%–5.5%)	23.5% (17.8%–29.1%)	2.6% (1.3%–3.8%)
Côte d'Ivoire	5.5% (2.9%–8.1%)	18.5% (16.1%–20.9%)	2.5% (1.5%–3.5%)
Croatia	0.6% (0.0%–1.4%)	40.7% (34.6%–46.7%)	11.1% (7.1%–15.1%)
Czech Republic	0.6% (0.0%–1.4%)	40.1% (33.3%–46.9%)	13.2% (9.0%–17.4%)
Dominican Republic	5.4% (3.5%–7.3%)	29.8% (25.7%–33.9%)	8.5% (6.6%–10.4%)
Ecuador	2.1% (1.1%–3.1%)	33.3% (28.3%–38.2%)	4.0% (2.9%–5.2%)
Estonia	1.0% (0.0%–2.9%)	28.3% (23.5%–33.1%)	8.8% (5.8%–11.7%)
Ethiopia	10.8% (7.2%–14.3%)	19.3% (16.8%–21.8%)	1.2% (0.2%–2.2%)
Georgia	1.3% (0.5%–2.0%)	45.0% (41.2%–48.8%)	5.9% (4.4%–7.4%)
Ghana	13.9% (11.1%–16.7%)	12.0% (10.0%–13.9%)	2.5% (1.6%–3.5%)
Guatemala	4.1% (2.9%–5.3%)	25.8% (23.4%–28.3%)	6.5% (4.9%–8.1%)
Hungary	6.8% (6.2%–7.4%)	37.5% (33.2%–41.8%)	11.7% (9.0%–14.5%)
India	28.9% (25.1%–32.7%)	5.9% (4.4%–7.5%)	0.8% (0.5%–1.1%)
Kazakhstan	0.4% (0.2%–0.6%)	32.6% (28.8%–36.3%)	5.9% (3.8%–81.0%)
Kenya	14.5% (11.5%–17.6%)	13.3% (10.0%–16.5%)	1.8% (1.0%–2.6%)
Laos	9.3% (7.3%–11.3%)	9.1% (7.2%–11.0%)	0.7% (0.3%–1.0%)
Latvia	0.5% (0.0%–1.3%)	35.3% (28.3%–42.3%)	9.6% (5.4%–13.9%)
Malawi	7.6% (5.6%–9.7%)	23.3% (20.6%–25.9%)	5.4% (4.0%–6.9%)
Malaysia	10.1% (7.8%–12.4)	21.8% (19.4%–24.2%)	8.4% (5.9%–10.9%)
Mali	7.5% (3.5%–11.5%)	22.5% (16.2%–28.8%)	5.9% (3.0%–8.8%)
Mauritania	11.1% (8.5%–13.8%)	22.5% (17.0%–27.9%)	4.6% (2.8%–6.4%)
Mauritius	9.6% (7.5%–11.7%)	20.8% (18.4%–23.3%)	4.9% (3.7%–6.1%)
Mexico	1.6% (1.3%–2.0%)	40.6% (38.3%–32.8%)	10.2% (9.3%–11.2%)
Morocco	6.1% (3.5%–8.7%)	21.1% (17.4%–24.9%)	4.0% (2.4%–5.7%)
Myanmar	14.6% (12.6%–16.5%)	5.1% (4.2%–6.0%)	0.7% (0.4%–1.0%)
Namibia	12.8% (9.9%–15.8%)	18.1% (15.3%–20.9%)	5.5% (4.1%–7.0%)
Nepal	16.7% (14.5%–19.0%)	10.9% (8.4%–13.4%)	1.4% (0.6%–2.1%)
Pakistan	11.0% (8.3%–13.6%)	16.7% (13.1%–20.3%)	4.5% (1.1%–7.9%)
Paraguay	3.0% (2.0%–4.0%)	29.0% (26.6%–31.3%)	8.8% (7.4%–10.2%)
Philippines	16.5% (15.0%–18.1%)	11.2% (9.9%–12.4%)	2.3% (1.7%–2.8%)
Russia	1.2% (0.2%–2.2%)	39.9% (35.6%–44.1%)	5.7% (3.6%–7.9%)
Senegal	13.0% (9.8%–16.2%)	14.7% (11.5%–17.9%)	2.9% (1.4%–4.4%)
Slovakia	0.2% (0.0%–0.5%)	45.2% (37.3%–53.1%)	13.0% (7.4%–18.7%)
Slovenia	No observations	36.2% (30.4%–42.0%)	10.7% (6.7%–14.7%)
South Africa	4.9% (3.3%–6.5%)	32.0% (26.8%–37.2%)	19.7% (14.9%–24.4%)
Spain	0.9% (0.9%–1.5%)	43.8% (40.0%–47.5%)	10.8% (9.4%–12.3%)
Sri Lanka	16.2% (13.6%–18.9%)	10.0% (7.4%–12.5%)	2.2% (1.0%–3.5%)
Swaziland	1.6% (0.7%–2.6%)	41.2% (35.7%–46.7%)	21.4% (16.5%–26.4%)
Tunisia	4.8% (3.6%–6.0%)	25.3% (23.0%–27.5%)	4.4% (3.5%–5.4%)
Turkey	7.0% (3.2%–10.7%)	32.8% (30.5%–35.0%)	8.5% (7.4%–9.5%)
Ukraine	0.5% (0.1%–0.9%)	35.0% (31.3%–38.7%)	5.9% (4.4%–7.3%)
United Arab Emirates	4.7% (2.1%–7.3%)	43.2% (36.5%–50.05%)	13.7% (10.4%–17.1%)
Uruguay	1.5% (0.7%–2.4%)	34.8% (31.9%–37.7%)	8.0% (6.5%–9.5%)
Vietnam	22.8% (18.2%–27.4%)	2.7% (1.8%–3.7%)	No observations
Zambia	6.7% (4.0%–9.4%)	20.6% (18.0%–23.1%)	4.9% (3.0%–6.7%)
Zimbabwe	12.2% (10.0%–14.5%)	23.6% (19.3%–28.0%)	6.5% (4.5%–8.5%)
Overall^+	7.2% (7.1%–7.4%)	25.9% (25.6%–26.2%)	6.5% (6.3%–6.7%)

⁺Crude prevalence rates.