Lithuania vs Uruguay: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Lithuania
1.5%
in 2014
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2014
Lithuania rank
169th
Uruguay rank
169th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Lithuania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 169th and Uruguay ranks 169th of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
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, Lithuania or Uruguay?
- Lithuania, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Uruguay as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Lithuania and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Uruguay?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Lithuania and Uruguay rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Lithuania ranks 169th and Uruguay ranks 169th 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.