Japan vs Yemen: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Japan
4.5%
in 2014
Yemen
5.1%
in 2014
Japan rank
70th
Yemen rank
67th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Japan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 5.1% against 4.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 70th and Yemen ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 10.3% | 1.5% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 9.2% | 1.8% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 7.9% | 1.9% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 6.5% | 1.4% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.3% | 0.7% | Yemen |
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, Japan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 5.1% against 4.5% in Japan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Japan and Yemen?
- 0.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Yemen?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Japan and Yemen rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Japan ranks 70th and Yemen ranks 67th 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.