Mozambique vs Senegal: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese

Mozambique
11.8%
in 2014
Senegal
11.9%
in 2014
Mozambique rank
26th
Senegal rank
24th

Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time

  • Mozambique
  • Senegal
051015197519942014

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 11.9% against 11.8% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 26th and Senegal ranks 24th of 198 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 15.8% 16.0% 0.2% Senegal
1980s 14.9% 15.4% 0.5% Senegal
1990s 13.9% 14.5% 0.7% Senegal
2000s 12.9% 13.2% 0.3% Senegal
2010s 12.0% 12.2% 0.1% Senegal

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, Mozambique or Senegal?
Senegal, at 11.9% against 11.8% in Mozambique as of 2014.
What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Mozambique and Senegal?
0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Senegal?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Mozambique and Senegal rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
Mozambique ranks 26th and Senegal ranks 24th 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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Indicator
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed

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.