Brazil vs Jamaica: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Brazil
3.4%
in 2014
Jamaica
3.4%
in 2014
Brazil rank
87th
Jamaica rank
87th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | — |
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, Brazil or Jamaica?
- Brazil, at 3.4% against 3.4% in Jamaica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Brazil and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Brazil ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 87th 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.