Chile vs Egypt: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Chile
1.0%
in 2014
Egypt
0.9%
in 2014
Chile rank
187th
Egypt rank
190th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Chile
- Egypt
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Egypt ahead.
Chile ranks 187th and Egypt ranks 190th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Chile |
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, Chile or Egypt?
- Chile, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Egypt as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Chile and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Egypt?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Chile and Egypt rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Chile ranks 187th and Egypt ranks 190th 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.