El Salvador vs Ukraine: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
El Salvador
2.4%
in 2014
Ukraine
2.4%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
130th
Ukraine rank
130th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- El Salvador
- Ukraine
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 130th and Ukraine ranks 130th of 198 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 2.9% | 3.9% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 2.6% | 3.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Ukraine?
- El Salvador, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Ukraine as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between El Salvador and Ukraine?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ukraine?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do El Salvador and Ukraine rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- El Salvador ranks 130th and Ukraine ranks 130th 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.