Research Article
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%) |
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+Crude prevalence rates.
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