TABLE 1.
Per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), survey year, sample size, BMI, and percentage overweight for women in 54 low- and middle-income countries1
| Country | Per capita GDP | Survey year | Sample size | BMI | Percentage overweight |
| kg/m2 | % | ||||
| Armenia | 3903.5 | 2005 | 6301 | 25.2 ± 5.32 | 43.3 ± 49.6 |
| Azerbaijan | 6120.9 | 2006 | 8147 | 25.2 ± 5.2 | 45.4 ± 49.8 |
| Bangladesh | 1314.9 | 2007 | 10,839 | 20.9 ± 3.7 | 13.8 ± 34.4 |
| Benin | 1307.9 | 2006 | 16,712 | 22.5 ± 4.1 | 18.1 ± 38.5 |
| Bolivia | 3302.8 | 2003 | 17,278 | 25.5 ± 4.6 | 46.7 ± 49.9 |
| Brazil | 6628.8 | 1996 | 3449 | 23.9 ± 4.3 | 33.7 ± 47.3 |
| Burkina Faso | 1025.8 | 2003 | 12,255 | 20.9 ± 3.4 | 8.6 ± 28.0 |
| Cambodia | 1456.7 | 2005 | 8353 | 21.1 ± 2.7 | 7.3 ± 26.0 |
| Cameroon | 1943.6 | 2004 | 5180 | 21.0 ± 3.1 | 9.2 ± 29.0 |
| CAR | 591.3 | 1994–1995 | 2369 | 23.6 ± 4.2 | 29.3 ± 45.5 |
| Chad | 1513.4 | 2004 | 3582 | 21.2 ± 3.5 | 11.3 ± 31.7 |
| Colombia | 6702.7 | 2005 | 35,452 | 24.8 ± 4.8 | 42.2 ± 49.4 |
| Comoros | 886.3 | 1996 | 888 | 22.6 ± 3.8 | 21.7 ± 41.3 |
| Congo (Brazaville) | 3566.1 | 2005 | 6863 | 22.8 ± 4.3 | 24.7 ± 43.1 |
| Congo (DRC) | 312.5 | 2007 | 4726 | 21.6 ± 3.6 | 12.9 ± 33.5 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1662.0 | 1998–1999 | 3011 | 23.0 ± 4.1 | 23.5 ± 42.4 |
| Dominican Republic | 4259.5 | 1996 | 7943 | 24.3 ± 4.8 | 37.5 ± 48.4 |
| Egypt | 5896.7 | 2008 | 16,409 | 28.7 ± 5.4 | 75.2 ± 43.2 |
| Ethiopia | 434.5 | 2005 | 6645 | 20.4 ± 3.1 | 6.3 ± 24.3 |
| Gabon | 12,131.5 | 2000 | 2795 | 23.2 ± 3.9 | 25.2 ± 43.4 |
| Ghana | 1518.5 | 2008 | 4808 | 23.4 ± 4.7 | 28.1 ± 45.0 |
| Guatemala | 3764.9 | 1998–1999 | 2740 | 24.8 ± 4.2 | 40.8 ± 49.1 |
| Guinea | 939.7 | 2005 | 3962 | 21.8 ± 3.4 | 13.5 ± 34.1 |
| Haiti | 1196.3 | 2005–2006 | 5253 | 22.3 ± 4.2 | 20.6 ± 40.5 |
| Honduras | 3555.5 | 2005–2006 | 19,250 | 25.2 ± 5.1 | 43.9 ± 49.6 |
| India | 2085.4 | 2005–2006 | 118,760 | 21.0 ± 4.1 | 15.1 ± 35.8 |
| Jordan | 4302.8 | 2007 | 5200 | 28.3 ± 5.8 | 68.9 ± 46.3 |
| Kazakhstan | 4289.3 | 1999 | 2283 | 23.9 ± 5.1 | 31.2 ± 46.4 |
| Kenya | 1337.2 | 2003 | 7707 | 22.8 ± 4.3 | 24.2 ± 42.8 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 1190.3 | 1997 | 3783 | 23.3 ± 4.3 | 26.5 ± 44.1 |
| Lesotho | 1003.7 | 2004 | 3413 | 25.0 ± 5.3 | 41.2 ± 49.2 |
| Liberia | 333.6 | 2007 | 6915 | 22.6 ± 4.1 | 21.0 ± 40.7 |
| Madagascar | 757.2 | 2003–2004 | 7808 | 21.3 ± 3.2 | 10.4 ± 30.5 |
| Malawi | 643.8 | 2004 | 11,130 | 22.1 ± 3.3 | 13.9 ± 34.6 |
| Mali | 1034.6 | 2006 | 14,275 | 22.3 ± 4.1 | 18.6 ± 38.9 |
| Moldova | 2358.5 | 2005 | 7241 | 25.1 ± 5.7 | 41.1 ± 49.2 |
| Morocco | 3223.6 | 2003–2004 | 16,643 | 24.2 ± 4.5 | 36.0 ± 48.0 |
| Mozambique | 626.3 | 2003 | 11,706 | 22.3 ± 3.6 | 16.1 ± 36.8 |
| Namibia | 6009.1 | 2006–2007 | 9534 | 23.2 ± 5.5 | 27.9 ± 44.9 |
| Nepal | 1024.4 | 2006 | 10,739 | 20.6 ± 3.0 | 7.9 ± 27.0 |
| Nicaragua | 2175.2 | 2001 | 12,580 | 25.5 ± 4.9 | 46.5 ± 49.9 |
| Niger | 661.4 | 2006 | 4542 | 21.9 ± 4.0 | 17.3 ± 37.8 |
| Nigeria | 1597.9 | 2003 | 7442 | 22.4 ± 4.2 | 19.8 ± 39.9 |
| Peru | 5624.0 | 2004 | 5915 | 25.2 ± 4.2 | 45.1 ± 49.8 |
| Rwanda | 855.7 | 2005 | 5642 | 22.0 ± 2.9 | 12.9 ± 33.5 |
| Senegal | 1565.5 | 2005 | 4578 | 22.2 ± 4.4 | 20.1 ± 40.1 |
| Swaziland | 5104.0 | 2006–2007 | 4858 | 26.4 ± 5.8 | 50.7 ± 50.0 |
| Tanzania | 1005.0 | 2004–2005 | 10,233 | 22.3 ± 3.9 | 18.0 ± 38.4 |
| Togo | 695.8 | 1998 | 3717 | 21.6 ± 3.1 | 10.5 ± 30.6 |
| Turkey | 8705.2 | 2003 | 3288 | 26.7 ± 5.0 | 58.2 ± 49.3 |
| Uganda | 991.0 | 2006 | 2859 | 22.0 ± 3.6 | 15.5 ± 36.2 |
| Uzbekistan | 1235.4 | 1996 | 4376 | 22.9 ± 4.0 | 23.5 ± 42.4 |
| Zambia | 1379.5 | 2007 | 7045 | 22.6 ± 3.9 | 19.6 ± 39.7 |
| Zimbabwe | 392.0 | 2005–2006 | 8718 | 23.1 ± 4.1 | 25.2 ± 43.4 |
| Total | 2031.4 | 538,140 | 23.0 ± 4.8 | 26.5 ± 44.1 |
1
Percentage overweight represents the number of women with a BMI (in kg/m2) ≥25 divided by the total number of women and then multiplied by 100. The per capita GDP is for the year in which the individual survey was held. CAR, Central African Republic; DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo.
2
Mean ± SD (all such values).