Burkina Faso vs Philippines: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Burkina Faso
14.1%
in 2014
Philippines
14.3%
in 2014
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Philippines rank
14th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Burkina Faso
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 14.3% against 14.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 14th of 198 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.7% | 24.6% | 5.9% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 22.1% | 4.3% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 19.0% | 2.4% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 16.6% | 1.2% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.8% | 0.4% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 14.3% against 14.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Burkina Faso and Philippines?
- 0.2%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Philippines?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Burkina Faso and Philippines rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 14th 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.