Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 0.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Slovakia, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.4% for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Slovakia peaked at 1.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.
Slovakia ranks 168th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.7% | — |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 67% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Slovakia?
- Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Slovakia was 0.4% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Slovakia ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.