Australia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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 163 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height, 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Australia ranks 1st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.