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
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
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.