Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Ethiopia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 17.3% against 16.3% in Pakistan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Pakistan ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 28.2% | 7.2% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 26.0% | 5.7% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 22.9% | 3.3% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 19.6% | 0.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
- Ethiopia, at 17.3% against 16.3% in Pakistan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
- 1.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 9th 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.