Pakistan vs Viet Nam: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Pakistan
16.3%
in 2014
Viet Nam
18.6%
in 2014
Pakistan rank
9th
Viet Nam rank
6th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Pakistan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 18.6% against 16.3% in Pakistan, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.2% | 30.7% | 2.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 29.4% | 3.4% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 26.9% | 4.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 23.1% | 3.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 19.5% | 2.5% | Viet Nam |
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, Pakistan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 18.6% against 16.3% in Pakistan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Pakistan and Viet Nam?
- 2.3%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Viet Nam?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Pakistan and Viet Nam rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Pakistan ranks 9th 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.