Mexico vs Palestine: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Mexico
1.7%
in 2014
Palestine
1.6%
in 2014
Mexico rank
163rd
Palestine rank
165th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Mexico
- Palestine
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Palestine, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 163rd and Palestine ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Palestine?
- Mexico, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Palestine as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Mexico and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Palestine?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Mexico and Palestine rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Mexico ranks 163rd and Palestine ranks 165th 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.