Mozambique vs Sri Lanka: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Mozambique
11.8%
in 2014
Sri Lanka
11.9%
in 2014
Mozambique rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
24th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Mozambique
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 11.9% against 11.8% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 23.8% | 8.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 21.6% | 6.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 18.6% | 4.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 15.3% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.6% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sri Lanka?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Mozambique and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Mozambique ranks 26th and Sri Lanka 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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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.