Malaysia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Malaysia
32.7%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
32.8%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
64th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
62nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Malaysia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 32.8% against 32.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Malaysia ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 7.0% | 2.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 10.7% | 0.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.0% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.0% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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, Malaysia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 32.8% against 32.7% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Malaysia ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd 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.