Nepal vs Viet Nam: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Nepal
19.0%
in 2014
Viet Nam
18.6%
in 2014
Nepal rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
6th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Nepal
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 19.0% against 18.6% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2% | 30.7% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 29.4% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.1% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.5% | 0.4% | Nepal |
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, Nepal or Viet Nam?
- Nepal, at 19.0% against 18.6% in Viet Nam as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Nepal and Viet Nam?
- 0.4%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Viet Nam?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Nepal and Viet Nam rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Nepal ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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.