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Free Sub-National Development Indicators

133 indicators, 129 countries, 1461 sub-national regions
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Percentage of overweight children

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Malawi (Africa)
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Total 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 13.2 13.5 13.9 14.2 13.8 13.4 13.1 12.7 12.3 11.9 10.8 9.73 8.65 7.57 6.48 5.40 4.32 3.23
Urban 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.3 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.2 11.0 9.77 8.55 7.33 6.12 4.90 3.68 2.47
Rural 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.3 13.7 14.0 14.4 14.0 13.6 13.2 12.7 12.3 11.9 10.8 9.77 8.70 7.63 6.57 5.50 4.43 3.37
Poor 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.2 13.6 13.9 14.2 13.8 13.4 13.0 12.6 12.2 11.8 10.7 9.63 8.55 7.47 6.38 5.30 4.22 3.13
Nonpoor 15.4 14.8 14.2 13.6 12.9 12.3 11.7 11.1 10.4 9.80 10.6 11.3 12.1 12.8 13.2 13.6 14.1 14.5 14.9 15.3 13.9 12.4 11.0 9.57 8.13 6.70 5.27 3.83
Lowest 25% 10.1 10.5 11.0 11.4 11.9 12.3 12.8 13.2 13.7 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.0 13.6 13.1 12.6 12.2 11.7 10.5 9.37 8.20 7.03 5.87 4.70 3.53 2.37
Second 25% 14.8 14.5 14.2 13.9 13.6 13.3 12.9 12.6 12.3 12.0 12.8 13.5 14.3 15.0 14.5 13.9 13.4 12.8 12.3 11.7 10.8 9.90 9.00 8.10 7.20 6.30 5.40 4.50
Third 25% 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.8 13.6 14.3 15.0 14.5 13.9 13.4 12.9 12.3 11.8 10.8 9.73 8.70 7.67 6.63 5.60 4.57 3.53
Highest 25% 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.6 12.3 12.0 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.6 11.3 10.0 8.70 7.40 6.10 4.80 3.50 2.20
Blantyre 6.14 6.90 7.66 8.43 9.19 9.95 10.7 11.5 12.2 13.0 13.5 14.0 14.4 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.2 12.7 11.1 9.55 8.00 6.45 4.90 3.35 1.80
Kasungu 23.0 21.8 20.6 19.3 18.1 16.9 15.6 14.4 13.1 11.9 12.6 13.4 14.1 14.8 14.5 14.2 14.0 13.7 13.4 13.1 11.6 10.1 8.65 7.17 5.68 4.20 2.80 1.41
Lilongwe 22.7 22.0 21.3 20.6 19.9 19.2 18.5 17.8 17.1 16.4 15.6 14.9 14.1 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.1 13.1 11.8 10.5 9.20 7.90 6.60 5.30 4.00 2.70
Machinga 5.16 5.70 6.24 6.78 7.31 7.85 8.39 8.93 9.46 10.0 10.3 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.3 11.5 11.8 12.0 12.3 12.5 11.1 9.73 8.35 6.97 5.58 4.20 2.82 1.43
Mangochi 17.3 16.7 16.1 15.5 14.9 14.4 13.8 13.2 12.6 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 11.6 10.7 9.85 9.00 8.15 7.30 7.58 7.87 8.15 8.43 8.72 9.00 9.28 9.57
Mulanje 14.1 13.7 13.3 13.0 12.6 12.2 11.8 11.5 11.1 10.7 11.2 11.7 12.1 12.6 12.3 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.0 10.1 9.20 8.30 7.40 6.50 5.60 4.70 3.80
Mzimba 12.8 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.6 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.4 10.1 11.9 13.8 15.6 17.4 17.2 17.0 16.8 16.6 16.4 16.2 14.9 13.5 12.2 10.8 9.45 8.10 6.75 5.40
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 12.8 13.1 13.4 13.8 14.1 14.4 14.7 15.1 15.4 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.0 14.4 13.8 13.2 12.6 12.0 10.9 9.83 8.75 7.67 6.58 5.50 4.42 3.33
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 23.0 21.4 19.8 18.2 16.6 15.1 13.5 11.9 10.3 8.70 8.65 8.60 8.55 8.50 8.97 9.43 9.90 10.4 10.8 11.3 10.1 8.87 7.65 6.43 5.22 4.00 2.78 1.57
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 1.94 2.90 3.86 4.83 5.79 6.75 7.71 8.68 9.64 10.6 11.2 11.8 12.4 13.0 12.6 12.3 11.9 11.5 11.2 10.8 9.72 8.63 7.55 6.47 5.38 4.30 3.22 2.13
Salima 22.1 21.0 19.9 18.9 17.8 16.7 15.6 14.6 13.5 12.4 14.5 16.5 18.6 20.6 18.8 17.0 15.2 13.4 11.6 9.80 8.73 7.67 6.60 5.53 4.47 3.40 2.33 1.27
Thyolo 3.84 4.50 5.16 5.83 6.49 7.15 7.81 8.48 9.14 9.80 11.6 13.3 15.1 16.8 15.5 14.2 12.9 11.5 10.2 8.90 7.97 7.03 6.10 5.17 4.23 3.30 2.37 1.43
Zomba 20.0 19.1 18.2 17.3 16.4 15.6 14.7 13.8 12.9 12.0 12.9 13.8 14.6 15.5 15.3 15.0 14.8 14.6 14.3 14.1 12.9 11.6 10.4 9.17 7.93 6.70 5.47 4.23