Benin vs Kenya: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Benin
9.5%
in 2014
Kenya
9.9%
in 2014
Benin rank
42nd
Kenya rank
39th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 9.9% against 9.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 16.7% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 15.3% | 2.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 13.4% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 11.7% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 10.3% | 0.5% | Kenya |
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, Benin or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 9.9% against 9.5% in Benin as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Benin and Kenya?
- 0.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Benin ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 39th 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.