Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 2.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Luxembourg, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 2.2% for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Luxembourg peaked at 4.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2008.
That places Luxembourg 143rd 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 Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.5% | — |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Luxembourg?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Luxembourg was 2.2% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Luxembourg ranks 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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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.