Namibia vs Yemen: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Namibia
8.7%
in 2014
Yemen
8.3%
in 2014
Namibia rank
51st
Yemen rank
54th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Namibia
- Yemen
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 8.7% against 8.3% in Yemen, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Yemen ahead.
Namibia ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 54th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 16.3% | 1.0% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 14.4% | 0.4% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 0.5% | Namibia |
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, Namibia or Yemen?
- Namibia, at 8.7% against 8.3% in Yemen as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Namibia and Yemen?
- 0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Yemen?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Namibia and Yemen rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Namibia ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 54th 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.