Malta vs Uruguay: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Malta
1.5%
in 2014
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2014
Malta rank
169th
Uruguay rank
169th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Malta
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malta 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.
Malta 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 | Malta | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 4.0% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 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, Malta or Uruguay?
- Malta, 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 Malta and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Malta 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.