Benin vs Zambia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Benin
9.5%
in 2014
Zambia
9.4%
in 2014
Benin rank
42nd
Zambia rank
43rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Benin
- Zambia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 9.5% against 9.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 13.8% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 0.1% | Benin |
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 Zambia?
- Benin, at 9.5% against 9.4% in Zambia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Benin and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Benin ranks 42nd and Zambia ranks 43rd 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.