Cameroon vs Chinese Taipei: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Cameroon
6.4%
in 2014
Chinese Taipei
6.7%
in 2014
Cameroon rank
63rd
Chinese Taipei rank
61st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Cameroon
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 6.7% against 6.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Cameroon ranks 63rd and Chinese Taipei ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Chinese Taipei in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 14.8% | 3.3% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 11.9% | 2.0% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.8% | 0.1% | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.0% | Chinese Taipei |
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, Cameroon or Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 6.7% against 6.4% in Cameroon as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Cameroon and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.3%, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chinese Taipei?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Cameroon and Chinese Taipei rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Cameroon ranks 63rd and Chinese Taipei ranks 61st 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.