Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese was 1.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 1.4%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 3.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2012.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 176th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.6% | — |
| 1976 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 1.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6%, 54% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 1.4% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.