New Zealand vs Palestine: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
New Zealand
1.6%
in 2014
Palestine
1.6%
in 2014
New Zealand rank
165th
Palestine rank
165th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- New Zealand
- Palestine
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Palestine, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 165th and Palestine ranks 165th of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
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, New Zealand or Palestine?
- New Zealand, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Palestine as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between New Zealand and Palestine?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Palestine?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do New Zealand and Palestine rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- New Zealand ranks 165th and Palestine ranks 165th 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.