Ethiopia vs Viet Nam: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Ethiopia
17.3%
in 2014
Viet Nam
18.6%
in 2014
Ethiopia rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
6th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Ethiopia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 18.6% against 17.3% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 30.7% | 9.7% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 29.4% | 9.1% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 26.9% | 7.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 23.1% | 4.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 19.5% | 1.8% | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 18.6% against 17.3% in Ethiopia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Ethiopia and Viet Nam?
- 1.3%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Viet Nam?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Ethiopia and Viet Nam rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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.