Japan vs Mauritania: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Japan
10.0%
in 2014
Mauritania
9.8%
in 2014
Japan rank
38th
Mauritania rank
40th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Japan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.0% against 9.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.
Japan ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 15.0% | 4.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 13.7% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 12.2% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 11.0% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 10.1% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
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, Japan or Mauritania?
- Japan, at 10.0% against 9.8% in Mauritania as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Japan and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritania?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Japan and Mauritania rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Japan ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 40th 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.