Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 10.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 10.8%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 14.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2013.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 34th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 14.0% | — |
| 1976 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 10.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.8%, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 10.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 3.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 13.2% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 32 Gambia 11.1% compare
- 33 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.9% compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 10.6% compare
- 36 Malawi 10.5% compare
- 37 Uganda 10.4% compare
More health data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6995 % change on previous year (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 10.8% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2013.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.