Turkey vs Palestine: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Turkey
1.6%
in 2014
Palestine
1.6%
in 2014
Turkey rank
165th
Palestine rank
165th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Turkey
- Palestine
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Palestine, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 165th and Palestine ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 1.9% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Turkey |
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, Turkey or Palestine?
- Turkey, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Palestine as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Turkey and Palestine?
- 0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Palestine?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Turkey and Palestine rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Turkey ranks 165th and Palestine ranks 165th 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.