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WOMEN NUTRITION

The nutritional status of women was assessed with body mass index, BMI, (expressed as the ratio of weight in kilograms to the square of height in metres [kg/m2]) is used to measure thinness or obesity. A BMI below 18.5 kg/m2 indicates thinness or acute undernutrition, and a BMI of 25.0 kg/m2 or above indicates overweight or obesity. A BMI below 16 kg/m2 indicates severe undernutrition and is associated with increased mortality. Low pre-pregnancy BMI is associated with poor birth outcomes and obstetric complications. Obesity also has its own associated health risks and has become a public health issue in Nigeria.

The states were ranked based on the following
2016 MIND THE GAP REPORT RANKINGS FOR WOMEN NUTRITION



RANK
STATE
FEMALE POPULATION*
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION*
#1


1,168,191
52.3%
#2


1,871,180
54.4%
#3


2,614,598
51.3%
#4


2,492,536
55.5%
#5


1,882,608
48.2%
#5


2,306,300
46.2%
#7


2,596,948
52.7%
#7


2,714,626
49.5%
#7


3,695,066
51.4%
#7


1,971,093
54.4%
#11


3,654,092
54.5%
#11


1,153,744
48%
#11


1,910,050
56.7%
#14


1,430,758
48.9%
#14


1,671,845
47.4%
#14


2,138,995
56.2%
#14


1,322,158
55.8%
#18


1,357,355
57.6%
#18


5,725,807
54.8%
#18


2,586,400
54.5%
#18


1,739,725
53.8%
#18


1,582,919
51.3%
#23


2,990,947
52.7%
#23


2,756,631
51.3%
#23


2,753,513
47.5%
#23


2,271,254
47.8%
#27


3,361,990
52.4%
#27


2,560,312
44.3%
#29


1,390,123
56%
#29


1,864,674
55%
#29


1,891,333
54.3%
#29


2,195,595
51.6%
#33


2,608,370
50.8%
#34


5,905,280
51.4%
#35


1,563,951
49.5%
#35


4,021,828
47%
#37


2,560,351
49.3%


* - 2015 Estimates



Source:
National Bureau of Statistics
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