El Salvador vs Turkey: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

El Salvador
11.63
in 2022
Turkey
11.73
in 2022
El Salvador rank
77th
Turkey rank
76th

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time

  • El Salvador
  • Turkey
24681012199020062022

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 11.73 against 11.63 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 77th and Turkey ranks 76th of 193 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 5.68 3.17 2.51 El Salvador
2000s 8.24 5.12 3.12 El Salvador
2010s 9.8 8.17 1.63 El Salvador
2020s 11.36 11.18 0.1867 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, El Salvador or Turkey?
Turkey, at 11.73 against 11.63 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between El Salvador and Turkey?
0.1, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Turkey?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
El Salvador ranks 77th and Turkey ranks 76th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above 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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