Bahrain vs Brazil: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Bahrain
3.4%
in 2014
Brazil
3.4%
in 2014
Bahrain rank
87th
Brazil rank
87th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Bahrain
- Brazil
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 87th and Brazil ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 9.6% | 2.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 7.8% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.6% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Brazil |
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, Bahrain or Brazil?
- Bahrain, at 3.4% against 3.4% in Brazil as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Bahrain and Brazil?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Brazil?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bahrain and Brazil rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Bahrain ranks 87th and Brazil ranks 87th 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.