Türkiye vs Vanuatu: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Türkiye
11.1%
in 2024
Vanuatu
11.5%
in 2024
Türkiye rank
109th
Vanuatu rank
106th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Türkiye
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 11.5% against 11.1% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Türkiye ahead.
Türkiye ranks 109th and Vanuatu ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 1.2% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
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, Türkiye or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 11.5% against 11.1% in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Türkiye and Vanuatu?
- 0.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Türkiye and Vanuatu rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Türkiye ranks 109th and Vanuatu ranks 106th 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.