Egypt vs Tuvalu: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Egypt
0.9%
in 2014
Tuvalu
0.8%
in 2014
Egypt rank
190th
Tuvalu rank
191st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Egypt
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 190th and Tuvalu ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 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 Tuvalu?
- Egypt, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Tuvalu as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Egypt and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tuvalu?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Tuvalu rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Egypt ranks 190th and Tuvalu ranks 191st 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.