Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Somalia
Somalia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 14.1% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 14.1%. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Somalia peaked at 16.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2013.
That places Somalia 17th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.4% | — |
| 1976 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.2% | 16.0% | 16.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 14.1% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.3% compare
- 14 Philippines 14.3% compare
- 16 Chad 14.2% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 14.1% compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.0% compare
- 20 Indonesia 13.6% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Somalia?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Somalia was 14.1% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Somalia ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.