Denmark vs France: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Denmark
3.1%
in 2014
France
3.1%
in 2014
Denmark rank
96th
France rank
96th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.1% against 3.1% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was France ahead.
Denmark ranks 96th and France ranks 96th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.7% | 0.1% | France |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 4.0% | 0.1% | France |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% | France |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.0% | — |
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, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 3.1% against 3.1% in France as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Denmark and France?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Denmark ranks 96th and France ranks 96th 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.