Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Afghanistan
19.7%
in 2014
Bangladesh
26.5%
in 2014
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Bangladesh rank
1st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 26.5% against 19.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Bangladesh ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 37.0% | 7.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 35.8% | 7.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 33.8% | 8.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 30.6% | 7.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 27.4% | 6.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 26.5% against 19.7% in Afghanistan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 6.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Bangladesh ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.