Cook Islands vs Egypt: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Cook Islands
0.7%
in 2014
Egypt
0.9%
in 2014
Cook Islands rank
192nd
Egypt rank
190th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Cook Islands
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Cook Islands's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 192nd and Egypt ranks 190th of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 3.0% | 1.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Egypt |
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, Cook Islands or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Cook Islands as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Cook Islands and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Egypt?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Cook Islands and Egypt rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Cook Islands ranks 192nd 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.