Norway vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Norway
2.5%
in 2014
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.5%
in 2014
Norway rank
125th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
125th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Norway
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 125th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 8.2% | 2.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 6.5% | 1.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.9% | 1.4% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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, Norway or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Norway, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Norway and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Norway and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Norway ranks 125th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 125th 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.