Eswatini vs Mauritius: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Eswatini
4.8%
in 2014
Mauritius
5.6%
in 2014
Eswatini rank
71st
Mauritius rank
68th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Eswatini
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 5.6% against 4.8% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 71st and Mauritius ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 12.1% | 0.5% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 10.8% | 0.9% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 9.0% | 1.1% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 7.2% | 0.9% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.9% | 0.9% | Mauritius |
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, Eswatini or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 5.6% against 4.8% in Eswatini as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Eswatini and Mauritius?
- 0.8%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Mauritius?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Eswatini and Mauritius rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Eswatini ranks 71st and Mauritius ranks 68th 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.