Cyprus vs Palestine: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Cyprus
1.7%
in 2014
Palestine
1.6%
in 2014
Cyprus rank
163rd
Palestine rank
165th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Cyprus
- Palestine
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Palestine, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 163rd and Palestine ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 0.9% | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Cyprus |
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, Cyprus or Palestine?
- Cyprus, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Palestine as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Cyprus and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Palestine?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Cyprus and Palestine rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Cyprus ranks 163rd and Palestine ranks 165th 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.