Egypt vs Turkmenistan: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Egypt
1.7%
in 2014
Turkmenistan
1.7%
in 2014
Egypt rank
111th
Turkmenistan rank
111th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Egypt
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Egypt ranks 111th and Turkmenistan ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
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, Egypt or Turkmenistan?
- Egypt, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Turkmenistan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Egypt and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkmenistan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Egypt ranks 111th and Turkmenistan ranks 111th 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.