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
00.511.5199020062022

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.

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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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