Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 19.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eritrea, 1975–2014
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 Eritrea is 19.7%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eritrea peaked at 23.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2014.
Eritrea ranks 3rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.7% | — |
| 1976 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 22.6% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.3% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 19.7% | 20.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 1 Bangladesh 26.5% compare
- 2 India 24.9% compare
- 3 Afghanistan 19.7% compare
- 5 Nepal 19.0% compare
- 6 Viet Nam 18.6% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eritrea?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eritrea was 19.7% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2014.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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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.