Malaysia vs Turkey: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Malaysia
32.6
in 2022
Turkey
32.69
in 2022
Malaysia rank
61st
Turkey rank
60th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Malaysia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 32.69 against 32.6 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Malaysia ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 60th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.91 | 13.78 | 2.86 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 19.52 | 18.14 | 1.38 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 27.29 | 25.19 | 2.1 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 31.86 | 31.59 | 0.27 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Malaysia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 32.69 against 32.6 in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Malaysia and Turkey?
- 0.09, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Malaysia ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 60th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.