Tajikistan vs Zimbabwe: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Tajikistan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 5.6% against 4.8% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 10.1% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.7% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.8% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
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, Tajikistan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 5.6% against 4.8% in Tajikistan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Tajikistan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Zimbabwe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Tajikistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Tajikistan ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 68th 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.