Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 16.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 16.3%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Pakistan peaked at 28.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2014.
That places Pakistan 9th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.7% | — |
| 1976 | 28.5% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 28.2% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 27.1% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.2% | 27.7% | 28.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 24.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 21.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.0% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Pakistan?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Pakistan was 16.3% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2014.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Pakistan ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.