Oman vs Tajikistan: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Oman
4.5%
in 2014
Tajikistan
4.8%
in 2014
Oman rank
74th
Tajikistan rank
71st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Oman
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 4.8% against 4.5% in Oman, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 74th and Tajikistan ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 9.4% | 3.6% | Oman |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 1.8% | Oman |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 0.2% | Oman |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 6.2% | 0.6% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Tajikistan |
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, Oman or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 4.8% against 4.5% in Oman as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Oman and Tajikistan?
- 0.3%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Tajikistan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Oman and Tajikistan rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Oman ranks 74th and Tajikistan ranks 71st 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.