Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 7.9% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
7.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 198 countries
All-time high
11.9%
in 1975
All-time low
7.9%
in 2014
Years of data
40
1975–2014

Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Côte d'Ivoire, 1975–2014

02.557.51012.51975199420141975: 11.9 %1976: 11.8 %1977: 11.7 %1978: 11.6 %1979: 11.4 %1980: 11.3 %1981: 11.2 %1982: 11 %1983: 10.9 %1984: 10.8 %1985: 10.7 %1986: 10.6 %1987: 10.6 %1988: 10.5 %1989: 10.4 %1990: 10.3 %1991: 10.3 %1992: 10.2 %1993: 10.1 %1994: 10.1 %1995: 10 %1996: 9.9 %1997: 9.8 %1998: 9.7 %1999: 9.6 %2000: 9.4 %2001: 9.3 %2002: 9.2 %2003: 9 %2004: 8.9 %2005: 8.8 %2006: 8.7 %2007: 8.6 %2008: 8.5 %2009: 8.4 %2010: 8.3 %2011: 8.2 %2012: 8.1 %2013: 8 %2014: 7.9 %

Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Côte d'Ivoire is 7.9%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 11.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2014.

That places Côte d'Ivoire 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year

Annual values for Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Côte d'Ivoire, 1975 to 2014.
Year % Change
1975 11.9%
1976 11.8% -0.8%
1977 11.7% -0.8%
1978 11.6% -0.9%
1979 11.4% -1.7%
1980 11.3% -0.9%
1981 11.2% -0.9%
1982 11.0% -1.8%
1983 10.9% -0.9%
1984 10.8% -0.9%
1985 10.7% -0.9%
1986 10.6% -0.9%
1987 10.6% +0.0%
1988 10.5% -0.9%
1989 10.4% -1.0%
1990 10.3% -1.0%
1991 10.3% +0.0%
1992 10.2% -1.0%
1993 10.1% -1.0%
1994 10.1% +0.0%
1995 10.0% -1.0%
1996 9.9% -1.0%
1997 9.8% -1.0%
1998 9.7% -1.0%
1999 9.6% -1.0%
2000 9.4% -2.1%
2001 9.3% -1.1%
2002 9.2% -1.1%
2003 9.0% -2.2%
2004 8.9% -1.1%
2005 8.8% -1.1%
2006 8.7% -1.1%
2007 8.6% -1.1%
2008 8.5% -1.2%
2009 8.4% -1.2%
2010 8.3% -1.2%
2011 8.2% -1.2%
2012 8.1% -1.2%
2013 8.0% -1.2%
2014 7.9% -1.2%

Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries

  • Côte d'Ivoire's 7.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Côte d'Ivoire's 7.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.7% 11.4% 11.9% 5
1980s 10.8% 10.4% 11.3% 10
1990s 10.0% 9.6% 10.3% 10
2000s 8.9% 8.4% 9.4% 10
2010s 8.1% 7.9% 8.3% 5

Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire

  1. 53 Equatorial Guinea 8.4% compare
  2. 54 Yemen 8.3% compare
  3. 55 Haiti 8.2% compare
  4. 56 Singapore 7.9% compare
  5. 58 Sao Tome and Principe 7.6% compare
  6. 59 Brunei Darussalam 7.1% compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Côte d'Ivoire?
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Côte d'Ivoire was 7.9% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1975.
What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
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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.