Senegal vs Tanzania: Prevalence of overweight, female

Senegal
40.0%
in 2022
Tanzania
40.8%
in 2022
Senegal rank
151st
Tanzania rank
148th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Senegal
  • Tanzania
10203040199020062022

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 40.8% against 40.0% in Senegal, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 151st and Tanzania ranks 148th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 19.9% 14.8% 5.1% Senegal
2000s 29.0% 22.5% 6.5% Senegal
2010s 35.6% 32.6% 3.0% Senegal
2020s 39.4% 39.7% 0.2% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Senegal or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 40.8% against 40.0% in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Senegal and Tanzania?
0.8%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Senegal and Tanzania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Senegal ranks 151st and Tanzania ranks 148th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.