Barbados vs Tuvalu: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Barbados
42.0%
in 2024
Tuvalu
42.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
20th
Tuvalu rank
19th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Barbados
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 42.1% against 42.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 20th and Tuvalu ranks 19th of 198 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1980s 12.4% 20.8% 8.4% Tuvalu
1990s 18.7% 26.3% 7.6% Tuvalu
2000s 26.7% 32.6% 5.9% Tuvalu
2010s 34.9% 38.0% 3.1% Tuvalu
2020s 40.6% 41.2% 0.6% Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Barbados or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 42.1% against 42.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Barbados and Tuvalu?
0.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tuvalu?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Tuvalu rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Barbados ranks 20th and Tuvalu ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 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
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 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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