Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Luxembourg
2.2%
in 2014
Netherlands
2.2%
in 2014
Luxembourg rank
143rd
Netherlands rank
143rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 143rd and Netherlands ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 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, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Luxembourg 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.