Botswana vs Cameroon: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Botswana
6.3%
in 2014
Cameroon
6.4%
in 2014
Botswana rank
64th
Cameroon rank
63rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Botswana
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.4% against 6.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Cameroon ranks 63rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 11.5% | 3.1% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 9.9% | 2.6% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 0.8% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.7% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
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, Botswana or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 6.4% against 6.3% in Botswana as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Botswana and Cameroon?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Botswana and Cameroon rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Cameroon ranks 63rd 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.