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Table 2 Prevalence of overweight and obesity with their 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) among women by countries

From: Overweight and obesity among women: analysis of demographic and health survey data from 32 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Country

Prevalence of overweight (95 % CI)

Prevalence of obesity (95 % CI)

Benin, 2006

19.4 (18.8–20.0)

6.4 (6.0–6.8)

Burkina Faso, 2010

8.0 (7.5–8.6)

2.8 (2.4–3.1)

Burundi, 2010

8.3 (7.5–9.1)

2.3 (1.9–2.8)

Cameroon, 2011

22.0 (21.0–22.9)

10.2 (9.5–10.9)

Chad

8.9 (8.0–9.8)

2.5 (2.0–3.0)

Comoros

25.3 (24.1–26.5)

13.1 (12.2–14.1)

Congo (Brazzaville) 2011–12

14.6 (13.7–15.5)

5.7 (5.1–6.4)

Congo Republic, 2007

10.4 (9.6–11.3)

2.6 (2.1–3.0)

Cote d’Ivoire, 2011–12

17.6 (16.5–18.7)

5.9 (5.3–6.6)

Ethiopia, 2011

6.2 (5.8–6.6)

1.7 (1.5–2.0)

Gabon, 2012

23.6 (22.5–24.7)

14.9 (13.9–15.8)

Ghana, 2008

19.8 (18.6–20.9)

8.5 (7.7–9.3)

Guinean, 2005

14.5 (13.5–15.6)

4.4 (3.8–5.0)

Kenya, 2008

17.9 (17.0–18.7)

7.5 (6.9–8.0)

Lesotho, 2009

24.5 (23.1–25.8)

15.8 (14.7–16.9)

Liberia, 2007

15.4 (14.6–16.3)

5.6 (5.1–6.2)

Madagascar, 2008–09

5.6 (5.1–6.1)

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

Malawi, 2010

13.5 (12.7–14.3)

3.2 (2.8–3.6)

Mali, 2006

13.5 (12.6–14.4)

5.8 (5.2–6.5)

Mozambique, 2011

15.1 (14.5–15.7)

5.3 (4.9–5.6)

Namibia, 2006–07

16.3 (15.6–17.0)

11.6 (11.0–12.3)

Niger, 2006

15.2 (14.3–16.2)

4.9 (4.3–5.5)

Nigeria, 2013

17.8 (17.3–18.1)

7.6 (7.3–7.8)

Rwanda, 2010

15.6 (14.7–16.4)

2.4 (2.0–2.7)

Sao Tome, 2008–09

23.0 (21.3–24.7)

11.2 (10.0–12.5)

Senegal, 2010–11

13.3 (12.4–14.2)

5.1 (4.5–5.7)

Sierra Leon, 2008

21.3 (20.0–22.7)

9.9 (8.9–10.9)

Swaziland, 2006–07

27.7 (26.4–29.0)

23.0 (21.8–24.2)

Tanzania, 2010

15.5 (14.8–16.2)

6.2 (5.7–6.7)

Uganda, 2011

15.3 (14.0–16.7)

4.6 (3.8–5.4)

Zambia, 2007

15.0 (14.1–15.8)

4.6 (4.1–5.1)

Zimbabwe, 2010–11

20.7 (19.9–21.6)

9.9 (9.3–10.6)

Pooled prevalence for the region

15.9 (15.7–16.0)

6.7 (6.6–6.8)