Afghanistan vs Viet Nam: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Afghanistan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 19.7% against 18.6% in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 30.7% | 0.9% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 29.4% | 1.4% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 26.9% | 1.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 23.1% | 0.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 19.5% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
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 Viet Nam?
- Afghanistan, at 19.7% against 18.6% in Viet Nam as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Afghanistan and Viet Nam?
- 1.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Viet Nam?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Afghanistan and Viet Nam rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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.