Egypt vs Niue: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Egypt
0.9%
in 2014
Niue
0.7%
in 2014
Egypt rank
190th
Niue rank
192nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Egypt
- Niue
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Niue, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Niue's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 190th and Niue ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 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, Egypt or Niue?
- Egypt, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Niue as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Egypt and Niue?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Niue?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Niue rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Egypt ranks 190th and Niue ranks 192nd 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.