Togo vs Zambia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Togo
9.7%
in 2014
Zambia
9.4%
in 2014
Togo rank
41st
Zambia rank
43rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Togo
- Zambia
How they compare
Togo currently reports 9.7% against 9.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Togo has been ahead every year.
Togo ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Togo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 13.8% | 0.5% | Togo |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 0.8% | Togo |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.9% | 0.4% | Togo |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Togo |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 0.3% | Togo |
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, Togo or Zambia?
- Togo, at 9.7% against 9.4% in Zambia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Togo and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Zambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Togo and Zambia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Togo ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 43rd 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.