Bulgaria vs Sweden: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Bulgaria
0.5%
in 2014
Sweden
0.5%
in 2014
Bulgaria rank
158th
Sweden rank
158th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sweden ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Sweden as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Bulgaria ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 158th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of men (% 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.