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
24681012198020022024

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.

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Indicator
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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