El Salvador vs Türkiye: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
El Salvador
2.7%
in 2024
Türkiye
2.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
127th
Türkiye rank
124th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- El Salvador
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Türkiye ahead.
El Salvador ranks 127th and Türkiye ranks 124th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, El Salvador or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 2.8% against 2.7% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Türkiye rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- El Salvador ranks 127th and Türkiye ranks 124th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.