Jamaica vs Mongolia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Jamaica
3.4%
in 2014
Mongolia
3.4%
in 2014
Jamaica rank
87th
Mongolia rank
87th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Jamaica
- Mongolia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 87th and Mongolia ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 1.6% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | — |
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, Jamaica or Mongolia?
- Jamaica, at 3.4% against 3.4% in Mongolia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Jamaica and Mongolia?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mongolia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Mongolia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Jamaica ranks 87th and Mongolia ranks 87th 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.