Australia vs Tuvalu: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Australia
1.56
in 2022
Tuvalu
1.72
in 2022
Australia rank
173rd
Tuvalu rank
170th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Australia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.72 against 1.56 in Australia, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 173rd and Tuvalu ranks 170th of 193 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.71 | 0.421 | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.56 | 0.213 | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.56 | 0.148 | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.7 | 0.17 | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Australia or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.72 against 1.56 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Australia and Tuvalu?
- 0.16, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tuvalu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Tuvalu rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Tuvalu ranks 170th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.