Australia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Australia
26.4%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
18.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
3rd
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Australia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 26.4% against 18.3% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 11.8% | 2.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 18.1% | 6.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Australia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Australia, at 26.4% against 18.3% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 8.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Australia ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.