Tunisia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Tunisia
17.5%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
18.3%
in 2024
Tunisia rank
4th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
3rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Tunisia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 18.3% against 17.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Tunisia ranks 4th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 3rd of 163 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 11.8% | 4.6% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 16.0% | 1.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 18.1% | 0.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Tunisia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 18.3% against 17.5% in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Tunisia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.8%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Tunisia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Tunisia ranks 4th 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.