Mauritius vs Zimbabwe: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Mauritius
5.6%
in 2014
Zimbabwe
5.6%
in 2014
Mauritius rank
68th
Zimbabwe rank
68th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Mauritius
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 5.6% against 5.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 10.1% | 2.0% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 8.7% | 2.2% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.2% | 1.8% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 0.9% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
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, Mauritius or Zimbabwe?
- Mauritius, at 5.6% against 5.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Mauritius and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Zimbabwe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Mauritius and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Mauritius ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th 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.