Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Niger
Niger: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 14.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 14.4%. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Niger peaked at 18.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2014.
That places Niger 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2014, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18.9% | — |
| 1976 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 18.4% | 18.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 10 Cambodia 16.0% compare
- 11 Myanmar 14.8% compare
- 12 Central African Republic 14.6% compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.3% compare
- 14 Philippines 14.3% compare
- 16 Chad 14.2% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0748 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0773 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Niger?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Niger was 14.4% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Niger ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.