Cambodia vs Central African Republic: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 16.0% against 14.6% in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 10th and Central African Republic ranks 12th of 198 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.2% | 17.1% | 9.1% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 16.4% | 8.3% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 16.2% | 6.1% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 15.6% | 3.8% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.8% | 1.9% | Cambodia |
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, Cambodia or Central African Republic?
- Cambodia, at 16.0% against 14.6% in Central African Republic as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Cambodia and Central African Republic?
- 1.4%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Central African Republic?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Cambodia and Central African Republic rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Cambodia ranks 10th and Central African Republic ranks 12th 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.