In 2016, female obesity prevalence for Madagascar was 7.5 %. Between 1997 and 2016, female obesity prevalence of Madagascar grew substantially from 2.9 to 7.5 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 6.98% in 2006 and then decreased to 4.17% in 2016.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Once considered a problem only in high income countries, overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7.5 | 4.17% |
| 2015 | 7.2 | 5.88% |
| 2014 | 6.8 | 4.62% |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 4.84% |
| 2012 | 6.2 | 5.08% |
| 2011 | 5.9 | 5.36% |
| 2010 | 5.6 | 5.66% |
| 2009 | 5.3 | 6.00% |
| 2008 | 5.0 | 4.17% |
| 2007 | 4.8 | 4.35% |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 6.98% |
| 2005 | 4.3 |