Bangladesh vs Eritrea: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Bangladesh
26.5%
in 2014
Eritrea
19.7%
in 2014
Bangladesh rank
1st
Eritrea rank
3rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Bangladesh
- Eritrea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 26.5% against 19.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Eritrea ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.0% | 23.6% | 13.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 23.0% | 12.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 22.1% | 11.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 20.8% | 9.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 20.0% | 7.4% | 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, Bangladesh or Eritrea?
- Bangladesh, at 26.5% against 19.7% in Eritrea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Bangladesh and Eritrea?
- 6.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eritrea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bangladesh and Eritrea rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Eritrea ranks 3rd 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.