Bahrain vs Jamaica: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Bahrain
3.4%
in 2014
Jamaica
3.4%
in 2014
Bahrain rank
87th
Jamaica rank
87th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Bahrain
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 9.3% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 7.7% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 6.0% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.5% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
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 Jamaica?
- Bahrain, at 3.4% against 3.4% in Jamaica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Bahrain and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Jamaica?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bahrain and Jamaica rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Bahrain ranks 87th and Jamaica 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.