Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 4.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 4.8%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eswatini peaked at 12.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2014.
Eswatini ranks 71st of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 12.1% | — |
| 1976 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eswatini?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Eswatini was 4.8% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2014.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Eswatini ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.