Saint Lucia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Saint Lucia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Saint Lucia ranks 146th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 143rd of 162 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 4.6% | 2.2% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Saint Lucia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 2.8% against 2.5% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.3%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Saint Lucia ranks 146th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 143rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (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 stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.