Canada vs Luxembourg: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Canada
0.4%
in 2014
Luxembourg
0.4%
in 2014
Canada rank
168th
Luxembourg rank
168th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Canada
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Canada ranks 168th and Luxembourg ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | — |
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, Canada or Luxembourg?
- Canada, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Luxembourg as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Canada and Luxembourg?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Canada and Luxembourg rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Canada ranks 168th and Luxembourg ranks 168th 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.