Germany vs United States of America: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States of America ahead.
Germany ranks 151st and United States of America ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.6% | 1.0% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.6% | 0.6% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Germany |
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, Germany or United States of America?
- Germany, at 2.0% against 1.9% in United States of America as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Germany and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Germany ranks 151st and United States of America ranks 154th 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.