Table 3.
Prevalence of body mass index (BMI) classification, by sex (female) and country, WHS, 2002-2003.
| Female | Underweight | Overweight | Obese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | % (95% Confidence Intervals) | % (95% Confidence Intervals) | % (95% Confidence Intervals) |
| Bangladesh | 10.6% (2.2%–18.9) | 26.6% (14.8%–38.5%) | 5.9% (−0.1–11.9%) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.1% (1.2%–6.9%) | 28.5% (23.9%–32.2%) | 7.1% (5.0%–9.2%) |
| Brazil | 5.3% (4.1%–6.4%) | 31.9% (29.5%–34.2%) | 9.6% (8.2%–11.0%) |
| Burkina Faso | 7.1% (2.9%–11.3%) | 9.4% (7.1%–11.6%) | 1.4% (0.6%–2.2%) |
| Chad | 6.1% (4.4%–7.7%) | 24.3% (21.1%–27.5%) | 6.5% (4.7%–8.2%) |
| China | 12.7% (8.2%–17.2%) | 10.7% (8.7%–12.6%) | 1.0% (0.6%–1.5%) |
| Comoros | 8.7% (6.3%–11.1%) | 22.9% (18.1%–27.6%) | 3.8% (2.5%–5.2%) |
| Congo | 4.1% (2.3%–5.9%) | 19.0% (14.7%–23.2%) | 7.3% (3.0%–11.5%) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5.0% (3.7%–6.4%) | 21.8% (18.0%–25.7%) | 5.9% (4.1%–7.7%) |
| Croatia | 4.9% (1.4%–8.3%) | 27.8% (22.1%–33.4%) | 9.3% (7.0%–11.7%) |
| Czech Republic | 5.4% (1.6%–9.3%) | 34.1% (27.7%–40.5%) | 10.6% (7.5%–13.7%) |
| Dominican Republic | 5.6% (3.9%–7.4%) | 26.8% (21.3%–32.3%) | 14.0% (9.1%–19.0%) |
| Ecuador | 2.6% (1.5%–3.6%) | 29.1% (25.0%–33.1%) | 10.2% (8.2%–12.3%) |
| Estonia | 3.6% (1.3%–5.8%) | 26.8% (23.3%–30.2%) | 14.1% (11.6%–16.6%) |
| Ethiopia | 15.7% (8.3%–23.2%) | 9.5% (5.6%–13.3%) | 5.2% (0.1%–10.4%) |
| Georgia | 5.8% (4.1%–7.5%) | 27.3% (23.6%–31.1%) | 9.0% (7.4%–10.5%) |
| Ghana | 9.1% (7.4%–10.8%) | 18.1% (16.0%–20.3%) | 7.2% (5.8%–8.7%) |
| Guatemala | 3.5% (1.7%–5.4%) | 29.3% (26.4%–32.1%) | 11.2% (9.3%–13.1%) |
| Hungary | 10.4% (7.0%–13.7%) | 27.8% (23.8%–31.8%) | 13.3% (10.8%–15.8%) |
| India | 17.1% (14.8%–19.3%) | 9.6% (6.3%–12.9%) | 2.5% (1.4%–3.5%) |
| Kazakhstan | 7.2% (2.9%–11%) | 28.3% (24.4%–32.4%) | 10.2% (8.1%–12.3%) |
| Kenya | 6.0% (4.6%–7.4%) | 15.4% (13.2%–17.6%) | 7.2% (4.9%–9.5%) |
| Laos | 9.0% (5.4%–12.5%) | 11.9% (9.3%–14.4%) | 1.7% (0.9%–2.4%) |
| Latvia | 2.6% (1.0%–4.3%) | 25.4% (21.2%–29.5%) | 16.5% (12.8%–20.2%) |
| Malawi | 7.9% (6.3%–9.5%) | 22.8% (20.1%–25.5%) | 6.1% (4.7%–7.5%) |
| Malaysia | 6.4% (5.0%–7.9%) | 25.0% (21.4%–28.5%) | 9.2% (7.5%–10.8%) |
| Mali | 2.0% (–0.8%–4.8%) | 33.8% (24.7%–43.0%) | 5.1% (−0.4%–10.6%) |
| Mauritania | 7.1% (5.1%–9.1%) | 28.7% (26.1%–31.3%) | 12.0% (9.9%–14.1%) |
| Mauritius | 9.2% (6.8%–11.6%) | 23.8% (19.9%–27.6%) | 10.1% (5.4%–14.8%) |
| Mexico | 2.1% (1.1%–3.1%) | 33.1% (31.6%–34.5%) | 16.7% (15.7%–17.7%) |
| Morocco | 5.7% (1.6%–9.8%) | 28.9% (22.6%–35.3%) | 15.6% (9.4%–21.7%) |
| Myanmar | 13.3% (11.5%–15.1%) | 8.8% (7.6%–10.0%) | 1.1% (0.8%–1.5%) |
| Namibia | 15.2% (11.4%–19.1%) | 17.8% (15.6%–20.0%) | 10.6% (8.9%–12.3%) |
| Nepal | 14.2% (10.5%–18.0%) | 14.7% (9.9%–19.5%) | 2.6% (0.8%–4.3%) |
| Pakistan | 8.6% (6.1%–11.1%) | 28.4% (22.7%–34.0%) | 7.2% (4.6%–9.9%) |
| Paraguay | 4.8% (3.7%–5.8%) | 33.6% (31.2%–36.1%) | 10.9% (9.5%–12.3%) |
| Philippines | 9.2% (7.9%–10.4%) | 12.4% (10.9%–14.0%) | 4.6% (2.1%–7.1%) |
| Russia | 5.4% (2.5%–8.4%) | 27.5% (23.9%–31.0%) | 15.0% (11.5%–18.5%) |
| Senegal | 9.1% (5.9%–12.3%) | 19.8% (15.2%–24.3%) | 10.3% (4.5%–16.1%) |
| Slovakia | 6.7% (3.9%–9.5%) | 24.1% (19.8%–28.5%) | 14.5% (9.6%–19.4%) |
| Slovenia | 5.9% (2.2%–9.5%) | 25.4% (20.4%–30.5%) | 11.3% (7.9%–14.7%) |
| South Africa | 4.9% (3.1%–6.7%) | 31.9% (28.2%–35.6%) | 28.1% (24.5%–31.7%) |
| Spain | 3.0% (1.9%–4.1%) | 28.0% (25.4%–30.7%) | 13.4% (11.2%–15.5%) |
| Sri Lanka | 13.8% (10.9%–16.6%) | 12.5% (9.1%–15.9%) | 4.1% (2.7%–5.5%) |
| Swaziland | 2.8% (1.4%–4.2%) | 34.0% (27.8%–40.2%) | 32.3% (26.8%–37.8%) |
| Tunisia | 5.7% (2.5%–8.8%) | 28.0% (24.7%–31.4%) | 10.0% (8.5%–11.6%) |
| Turkey | 5.5% (4.3%–6.8%) | 30.6% (28.3%–32.8%) | 15.0% (12.9%–17.1%) |
| Ukraine | 6.0% (4.1%–7.9%) | 25.9% (22.4%–29.4%) | 12.6% (10.5%–14.7%) |
| United Arab Emirates | 8.2% (4.7%–11.8%) | 38.9% (32.0%–45.7%) | 16.7% (12.2%–21.1%) |
| Uruguay | 4.3% (2.7%–5.8%) | 25.0% (22.3%–27.8%) | 12.2% (10.2%–14.3%) |
| Vietnam | 12.1% (10.0%–14.2%) | 7.2% (3.1%–11.2%) | 0.6% (0.1%–1.1%) |
| Zambia | 11.1% (7.4%–14.7%) | 16.8% (14.0%–19.6%) | 7.1% (5.3%–8.8%) |
| Zimbabwe | 5.0% (1.8%–8.3%) | 28.5% (24.1%–32.9%) | 11.2% (8.8%–13.5%) |
| Overall+ | 6.1% (6.0%–6.3%) | 25.5% (25.2%–25.8%) | 11.1% (10.9%–11.3%) |
+Crude prevalence rates.