Table 1.
The prevalence of obesity among women aged 15–49 y by country, year and equity dimensions
| Wealth quintile index | Educational attainment | Residence | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap, per- | Gap, per- | Rural | Urban | Gap, per- | ||||||||||
| National | Q1 (95% | Q2 (95% | Q3 (95% | Q4 (95% | Q5 (95% | centage | E1 (95% | E2 (95% | E3 (95% | centage | (95% | (95% | centage | |
| Country | Rate | CI) | CI) | CI) | CI) | CI) | points | CI) | CI) | CI) | points | CI) | CI) | points |
| Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 10.9 | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6%) | 5.3 (4.0 to 7.0%) | 8.3 (6.7 to 10.2%) | 14.8 (13.0 to 16.7%) | 19 (17. 2 to 20.9%) | 18.1 | 3.8 (2.8 to 5.2%) | 11.6 (10.3 to 13.1%) | 13.1 (11.9 to 14.4%) | 9.3 | 4.8 (4.1 to 5.7%) | 15.8 (14. 6 to 17.1%) | 11.0 |
| 2004 | 8.4 | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.9%) | 2.4 (1.5 to 4.0%) | 6.7 (5.3 to 8.3%) | 12.3 (10.3 to 14.7%) | 15.1 (13.0 to 17.5%) | 13.5 | 3.4 (2.2 to 5.1%) | 8.9 (7.6 to 10.3%) | 10.5 (9.2 to 12.0%) | 7.1 | 3.3 (2.6 to 4.2%) | 12.5 (11.2 to 14%) | 9.2 |
| 1998 | 3.3 | - (-) | 0.8 (0.2to 3.1%) | 1.5 (0.7 to 3.6%) | 5.9 (4.0 to 8.8%) | 9.2 (6.5 to 12.9%) | 8.4 | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0%) | 3.1 (1.9 to 5.0%) | 7.7 (5.5 to 10.7%) | 7.7 | 1.7 (0.9 to 3.0%) | 7.7 (5.5 to 10.8%) | 6.0 |
| Comoros | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 12 | 10.2 (7.5 to 13.8%) | 9.5 (7.6 to 11.9%) | 14.6 (12.2 to 17.4%) | 11.2 (9.2 to 13.7%) | 13.6 (11.2 to 16.5%) | 5.1 | 15.8 (13.5 to 18.4%) | 12.2 (9.7 to 15.4%) | 9.5 (8.3 to 10.9%) | 6.3 | 10.3 (8.8 to 11.9%) | 15.3 (13.5 to 17.2%) | 5.0 |
| 1996 | 4.2 | 1.2 (0.3 to 5.0%) | 1.9 (0.6 to 5.7%) | 3.3 (1.3 to 8.0%) | 5.7 (2.9 to 10.9%) | 11.2 (7.1 to 17.2%) | 10.0 | 3.7 (2.4 to 5.7%) | 3.8 (1.6 to 8.5%) | 7.0 (3.3 to 14.3%) | 6.3 | 2.4 (1.3 to 4.3%) | 9.7 (7.3 to 12.8%) | 7.3 |
| Congo | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 8.9 | 2.2 (1.6 to 3.0%) | 5.6 (3.6 to 8.6%) | 9.4 (6.8 to 12.7%) | 10.6 (7.5 to 14.8%) | 15.4 (12.4 to 19.0%) | 13.2 | 4.1 (2.0 to 7.9%) | 6.1 (4.1 to 8.9%) | 10.3 (8.6 to 12.4%) | 6.2 | 3.8 (2.6 to 5.4%) | 11.3 (9.6 to 13.3%) | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 1.8 (0.8 to 4.0%) | 3.3 (1.8 to 6.0%) | 5.5 (4.0 to 7.4%) | 9.0 (7.6 to 10.6%) | 15.3 (13.3 to 17.7%) | 13.5 | 6.7 (4.6 to 9.7%) | 5.2 (3.6 to 7.6%) | 8.7 (7.7 to 9.8%) | 3.5 | 3.4 (2.0 to 5.9%) | 10.5 (9.4 to 11.6%) | 7.1 |
| Cote D'Ivoire | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 6.5 | 1.3 (0.6 to 2.9%) | 3.7 (2.3 to 5.8%) | 5.9 (3.9 to 8.8%) | 9.0 (7.0 to 11.5%) | 10.6 (7.9 to 14.0%) | 9.3 | 6.4 (5.1 to 8.0%) | 7.3 (5.7 to 9.4%) | 5.9 (4.2 to 8.3%) | 1.4 | 2.8 (2.0 to 3.9%) | 10.1 (8.4 to 12.2%) | 7.3 |
| 1998 | 5.0 | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0%) | 2.3 (1.1 to 4.8%) | 3.2 (1.5 to 6.8%) | 6.8 (5.1 to 9.0%) | 9.8 (8.1 to 11.7%) | 9.8 | 4.0 (2.9 to 5.5%) | 6.1 (4.6 to 8.1%) | 6.5 (4.7to 8.9%) | 2.5 | 2.5 (1.6 to 4.0%) | 8.2 (7.1 to 9.6%) | 5.7 |
| 1994 | 3.1 | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.9%) | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.9%) | 2.0 (1.1 to 3.6%) | 3.7 (2.3 to 5.9%) | 8.7 (6.7 to 11.1%) | 8.0 | 2.5 (1.7 to 3.4%) | 3.9 (2.7 to 5.5%) | 5.3 (2.9 to 9.5%) | 2.8 | 1.3 (0.9 to 2.0%) | 6.2 (4.9 to 7.9%) | 4.9 |
| Ghana | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 15.4 | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.9%) | 5.5 (3.8 to 7.8%) | 13.4 (11.1 to 16.1%) | 20.7 (17. 2 to 24.8%) | 29.0 (25.7 to 32.4%) | 27.3 | 8.8 (6.7 to 11.5%) | 15.2 (12.1 to 18.8%) | 17.4 (15.6 to 19.4%) | 8.6 | 8.7 (7.3 to 10.2%) | 20.1 (18.5 to 23.6%) | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.2 | 2.1 (1.1 to 3.8%) | 3.2 (2.2 to 4.7%) | 4.7 (3.4 to 6.4%) | 11.8 (9.8 to 14.2%) | 19.7 (17.3 to 22.5%) | 17.6 | 5.2 (3.8 to 7.0%) | 9.1 (7.3 to 11.4%) | 10.7 (9.5 to 12.0%) | 5.5 | 4.7 (3.8 to 5.7%) | 14.0 (12.5 to 15.6%) | 9.3 |
| 2003 | 8.2 | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.3%) | 2.0 (1.1 to 3.4%) | 4.3 (3.0 to 6.1%) | 9.2 (7.3 to 11.5%) | 18.4 (16.2 to 20.1%) | 17.1 | 4.6 (3.4 to 6.4%) | 7.1 (5.5 to 9.0%) | 10.4 (9.0 to 11.9%) | 5.8 | 3.7 (2.7 to 4.9%) | 12.8 (11.3 to 14.5%) | 9.1 |
| Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 10.1 | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.5%) | 4.8 (3.8 to 5.9%) | 6.4 (5.4 to 7.6%) | 12.5 (10. 9 to 14.4%) | 19.4 (17. 2 to 21.7%) | 17.5 | 5.8 (4.1 to 8.0%) | 9.1 (8.1 to 10.0%) | 12.1 (10. 8 to 13.4%) | 6.3 | 7.1 (6.5 to 7.8%) | 14.7 (13. 2 to 16.4%) | 7.6 |
| 2008 | 7.3 | 1.5 (0.8 to 3.0%) | 2.7 (1.8 to 4.2%) | 6.2 (4.9 to 7.9%) | 8.7 (7.0 to 10.8%) | 13.4 (9.9 to 18.0%) | 11.9 | 2.5 (1.5 to 4.4%) | 6.3 (5.2 to 7.3%) | 10.0 (8.0 to 12.4%) | 7.5 | 5.6 (4.8 to 6.7%) | 12.1 (8.7 to 16.7%) | 6.5 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.9%) | 2.4 (1.5 to 3.7%) | 4.7 (3.5 to 6.3%) | 6.4 (5.2 to 7.9%) | 13.3 (11.6 to 15.1%) | 11.7 | 4.3 (3.0 to 6.2%) | 4.5 (3.8 to 5.3%) | 10.8 (9.2 to 12.6%) | 6.5 | 4.4 (3.6 to 5.3%) | 12.4 (10.8 to 14.2%) | 8.0 |
| Lesotho | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 20.0 | 6.2 (4.4 to 8.7%) | 16.1 (12.4 to 20.5%) | 16.2 (13.0 to 20.0%) | 25.5 (21.4 to 30.1%) | 27.3 (23.2 to 31.9%) | 21.1 | 19.1 (6.1 to 46.2%) | 18.6 (16.0 to 21.4%) | 20.9 (18.5 to 23.5%) | 2.3 | 18.3 (16.3 to 20.6%) | 22.9 (18.8 to 27.5%) | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 17.4 | 7.1 (4.8 to 10.5%) | 12.9 (10.2 to 16.0%) | 12.8 (10.1 to 16.1%) | 16.2 (13.8 to 19.1%) | 29.9 (26.2 to 33.9%) | 22.8 | 12.4 (5.6 to 25.1%) | 15.8 (13.9 to 17.9%) | 19.0 (16.8 to 21.4%) | 6.6 | 14.2 (12.8 to 15.7%) | 24.0 (20.7 to 27.8%) | 9.8 |
| 2004 | 16.5 | 8.1 (5.5 to 11.8%) | 9.9 (7.6 to 12.7%) | 14.8 (11.5 to 18.8%) | 18.4 (15.0 to 22.3%) | 24.1 (21.2 to 27.2%) | 16.0 | 13.4 (7.1 to 23.7%) | 15.7 (13.9 to 17.7%) | 17.8 (15.4 to 20.4%) | 4.4 | 15.6 (14.2 to 17.2%) | 19.1 (16.0 to 22.7%) | 3.5 |
| Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 7.6 | 1.9 (1.2 to 3.0%) | 3.0 (2.5 to 3.6%) | 5.1 (4.5 to 5.8%) | 8.8 (8.0 to 9.6%) | 16.0 (15.0 to 17.1%) | 14.1 | 3.6 (3.1 to 4.3%) | 8.9 (7.9 to 10.0%) | 10.1 (9.4 to 10.8%) | 6.5 | 4.5 (4.0 to 5.1%) | 11.5 (10.8 to 12.2%) | 7.0 |
| 2008 | 6.1 | 1.8 (1.4 to 2.2%) | 2.3 (1.9 to 2.8%) | 4.2 (3.7 to 4.8%) | 6.9 (6.2 to 7.8%) | 12.8 (11.7 to 14.1%) | 11.0 | 3.2 (2.8 to 3.6%) | 6.7 (5.9 to 7.5%) | 8.0 (7.2 to 8.7%) | 4.8 | 4.0 (3.6 to 4.5%) | 9.6 (8.7 to 10.6%) | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 5.9 | 2.1 (1.2 to 3.6%) | 2.8 (1.6 to 4.8%) | 5.0 (3.6 to 6.9%) | 5.8 (4.4 to 7.7%) | 11.7 (9.6 to 14.1%) | 9.6 | 3.6 (2.8 to 4.7%) | 6.1 (4.5 to 8.2%) | 7.9 (6.3 to 9.9%) | 4.3 | 3.8 (2.9 to 4.8%) | 9.7 (8.1 to 11.5%) | 5.9 |
| Senegal | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 6.0 | 2.6 (1.7 to 3.8%) | 3.3 (2.3 to 4.7%) | 6.3 (4.6 to 8.4%) | 5.9 (4.1 to 8.5%) | 9.6 (7.1 to 12.9%) | 7.0 | 5.7 (4.6 to 7.0%) | 7.5 (5.6 to 9.8%) | 5.2 (3.5 to 7.7%) | 2.3 | 3.1 (2.5 to 3.7%) | 8.8 (7.1 to 10.9%) | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 7.3 | 2.2 (1.3 to 3.5%) | 2.7 (1.8to 4.0%) | 6.6 (4.7 to 9.1%) | 9.8 (7.5 to 12.9%) | 11.5 (9.2 to 14.3%) | 9.3 | 5.8 (4.7 to 7.1%) | 9.6 (7.5 to 12.3%) | 8.9 (6.3 to 12.5%) | 3.8 | 3.4 (2.7 to 4.3%) | 11.0 (9.3 to 13.0%) | 7.6 |
| Zambia | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 6.7 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3%) | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.6%) | 3.7 (3.0 to 4.7%) | 9.3 (8.1 to 10.7%) | 13.7 (12.1 to 15.5%) | 12.9 | 3.2 (2.2 to 4.8%) | 5.2 (4.6 to 6.0%) | 8.9 (7.9 to 9.9%) | 5.7 | 3.0 (2.5 to 3.5%) | 10.9 (9.9 to 11.9%) | 7.9 |
| 2007 | 5.5 | 0.9 (0.4 to 1.8%) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.6%) | 2.4 (1.6 to 3.6%) | 6.2 (4.8 to 7.9%) | 13.1 (11.0 to 15.5%) | 12.2 | 2.2 (1.2 to 3.9%) | 4.5 (3.7 to 5.6%) | 7.9 (6.4 to 9.7%) | 5.7 | 2.1 (1.6 to 2.8%) | 9.9 (8.3 to 11.8%) | 7.8 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.9%) | 0.4 (0.2 to 1.0%) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.4%) | 3.0 (2.1 to 4.3%) | 8.3 (6.7 to 10.1%) | 8.0 | 2.0 (1.1 to 3.5%) | 2.3 (1.8 to 2.9%) | 4.9 (3.9 to 6.2%) | 2.9 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6%) | 5.7 (4.6 to 7.1%) | 4.6 |
| Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 12.6 | 3.4 (2.5 to 4.6%) | 6.4 (5.2 to 7.9%) | 8.8 (7.4 to 10.4%) | 15.2 (13.4 to 17.1%) | 23.4 (21.2 to 25.8%) | 20.0 | 9.2 (4.7 to 17.1%) | 8.0 (6.8 to 9.3%) | 14.3 (13.2 to 15.6%) | 6.3 | 7.9 (7.9 to 9.0%) | 20.2 (18.5 to 22.1%) | 12.3 |
| 2010 | 10.7 | 4.1 (3.0 to 5.6%) | 6.7 (5.3 to 8.6%) | 8.4 (6.9 to 10.3%) | 13.7 (11.9 to 15.7%) | 17.0 (15.1 to 19.0%) | 12.9 | 10.4 (5.7 to 18.3%) | 9.7 (8.5 to 11.0%) | 11.2 (10.1 to 12.4%) | 1.5 | 7.6 (6.6 to 8.7%) | 15.8 (14.2 to 17.5%) | 8.2 |
| 2005 | 7.2 | 2.7 (1.9 to 3.7%) | 2.9 (2.1 to 3.9%) | 4.8 (3.7 to 6.3%) | 7.9 (6.6 to 9.5%) | 13.8 (12.4 to 15.2%) | 11.1 | 10.0 (6.4 to 15.2%) | 5.8 (4.9 to 6.8%) | 7.8 (6.9 to 8.7%) | 4.2 | 4.3 (3.7 to 4.9%) | 11.6 (10.4 to 13.1%) | 7.3 |