Myanmar vs Niger: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Myanmar
14.8%
in 2014
Niger
14.4%
in 2014
Myanmar rank
11th
Niger rank
13th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Myanmar
- Niger
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 14.8% against 14.4% in Niger, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 11th and Niger ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 18.6% | 6.5% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 23.6% | 17.8% | 5.9% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 16.9% | 4.4% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 15.8% | 2.8% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 0.9% | Myanmar |
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, Myanmar or Niger?
- Myanmar, at 14.8% against 14.4% in Niger as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Myanmar and Niger?
- 0.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Niger?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Myanmar and Niger rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Myanmar ranks 11th and Niger ranks 13th 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.