Burkina Faso vs Laos: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Burkina Faso
14.1%
in 2014
Laos
14.0%
in 2014
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Laos rank
19th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Burkina Faso
- Laos
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 14.1% against 14.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Laos ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Laos ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.7% | 24.7% | 6.0% | Laos |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 23.0% | 5.2% | Laos |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 20.5% | 3.9% | Laos |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 17.4% | 2.0% | Laos |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.7% | 0.3% | Laos |
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, Burkina Faso or Laos?
- Burkina Faso, at 14.1% against 14.0% in Laos as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Burkina Faso and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Laos?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Burkina Faso and Laos rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Laos ranks 19th 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.