Barbados vs Grenada: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Barbados
2.9%
in 2014
Grenada
2.9%
in 2014
Barbados rank
106th
Grenada rank
106th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Barbados
- Grenada
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Grenada, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Grenada has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 106th and Grenada ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Grenada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 9.4% | 0.5% | Grenada |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.9% | 0.6% | Grenada |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Grenada |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.2% | 0.2% | Grenada |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Grenada |
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, Barbados or Grenada?
- Barbados, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Grenada as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Barbados and Grenada?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Grenada?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Barbados and Grenada rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Barbados ranks 106th and Grenada ranks 106th 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.