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Bloomberg ranked countries based on the number of underweight women for every woman who is obese.
The 20 countries with the greatest disparity, calculated by dividing the percentage of underweight women by the percentage of obese women, are shown. Excluded were countries with fewer than 10 million female adults or those lacking sufficient data. Data were most recent available. Body Mass Index (BMI) is an index of weight-to-height used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults. BMI classification: Underweight <18.5, Normal: 18.5 to 24.99, Overweight: 25 to 29.9, Obese: 30+.
World Health Organization, United Nations Population Division
June 25, 2013
Rank | Country |
Obesity Inequality Index
i
|
Obese female adults (BMI of 30+) | Underweight female adults (BMI<18.5) |
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1 | Bangladesh t | 22.846 | 1.3% | 29.7% |
2 | Ethiopia t | 16.563 | 1.6% | 26.5% |
3 | India t | 14.240 | 2.5% | 35.6% |
4 | Vietnam t | 14.150 | 2.0% | 28.3% |
5 | Democratic Republic of Congo t | 6.167 | 3.0% | 18.5% |
6 | Pakistan t | 3.762 | 8.4% | 31.6% |
7 | Japan t | 2.971 | 3.5% | 10.4% |
8 | Philippines t | 1.711 | 8.3% | 14.2% |
9 | Nigeria t | 1.689 | 9.0% | 15.2% |
10 | Tanzania t | 1.529 | 6.8% | 10.4% |
11 | China t | 1.308 | 6.5% | 8.5% |
12 | South Korea t | 0.844 | 7.7% | 6.5% |
13 | Thailand t | 0.814 | 11.8% | 9.6% |
14 | Italy t | 0.389 | 14.9% | 5.8% |
15 | Morocco t | 0.316 | 23.1% | 7.3% |
16 | United Kingdom t | 0.234 | 25.2% | 5.9% |
17 | Ukraine t | 0.229 | 23.6% | 5.4% |
18 | Iran t | 0.176 | 29.5% | 5.2% |
19 | Canada t | 0.172 | 23.9% | 4.1% |
20 | Colombia t | 0.165 | 23.7% | 3.9% |