Brazil vs Tuvalu: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Brazil
25.0%
in 2024
Tuvalu
23.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Tuvalu rank
17th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Brazil
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 25.0% against 23.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Tuvalu ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 8.7% | 1.7% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 13.4% | 1.9% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.8% | 0.5% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 0.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Brazil or Tuvalu?
- Brazil, at 25.0% against 23.8% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Brazil and Tuvalu?
- 1.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Tuvalu rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Tuvalu ranks 17th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.