Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Luxembourg
0.4%
in 2014
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2014
Luxembourg rank
168th
New Zealand rank
168th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

  • Luxembourg
  • New Zealand
0.511.52197519942014

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 168th and New Zealand ranks 168th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 1.6% 1.4% 0.2% Luxembourg
1980s 1.1% 1.0% 0.2% Luxembourg
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Luxembourg
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% New Zealand
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% New Zealand

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, Luxembourg or New Zealand?
Luxembourg, at 0.4% against 0.4% in New Zealand as of 2014.
What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Luxembourg and New Zealand?
0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Zealand?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Luxembourg and New Zealand rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
Luxembourg ranks 168th and New Zealand 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

Indicator
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed

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.