Lebanon vs Netherlands: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Lebanon
2.2%
in 2014
Netherlands
2.2%
in 2014
Lebanon rank
143rd
Netherlands rank
143rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Lebanon
- Netherlands
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 143rd and Netherlands ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 1.5% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
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, Lebanon or Netherlands?
- Lebanon, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Netherlands as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Lebanon and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Netherlands?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Lebanon and Netherlands rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Lebanon ranks 143rd and Netherlands ranks 143rd 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.