Comoros vs Zambia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Comoros
9.4%
in 2014
Zambia
9.4%
in 2014
Comoros rank
43rd
Zambia rank
43rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Comoros
- Zambia
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 9.4% against 9.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zambia ahead.
Comoros ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 13.8% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 0.0% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.9% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.9% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 0.0% | Zambia |
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, Comoros or Zambia?
- Comoros, at 9.4% against 9.4% in Zambia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Comoros and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Comoros and Zambia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Comoros ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 43rd 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.