Cote d'Ivoire vs Yemen: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Cote d'Ivoire
7.9%
in 2014
Yemen
8.3%
in 2014
Cote d'Ivoire rank
56th
Yemen rank
54th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8.3% against 7.9% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 54th of 198 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 16.3% | 4.6% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 14.4% | 3.6% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 12.1% | 2.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 9.9% | 1.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.6% | 0.5% | Yemen |
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, Cote d'Ivoire or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8.3% against 7.9% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?
- 0.4%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 56th and Yemen ranks 54th 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.