Guinea-Bissau vs Tanzania: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Guinea-Bissau
11.2%
in 2014
Tanzania
10.9%
in 2014
Guinea-Bissau rank
30th
Tanzania rank
33rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Tanzania
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 11.2% against 10.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tanzania ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 15.9% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 14.8% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 13.6% | 0.9% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 12.4% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Tanzania?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 11.2% against 10.9% in Tanzania as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania?
- 0.3%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 33rd 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.