Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Naoero
Naoero: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 0.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Naoero, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Naoero stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Naoero peaked at 0.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1987.
That places Naoero 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom 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 Naoero, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.7% | — |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Naoero compared with similar countries
- Naoero's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.3%, 26% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Naoero's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Naoero
More health data for Naoero
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5754 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5088 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Naoero?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Naoero was 0.6% 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 Naoero?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Naoero?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1987.
- How does Naoero rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Naoero ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Naoero?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Naoero 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.