Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Mauritius
6.9%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
7.1%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
38th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
35th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Mauritius
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 7.1% against 6.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 38th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 1.1% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.1% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 10.0% | 1.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 8.5% | 1.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.4% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
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, Mauritius or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 7.1% against 6.9% in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Mauritius ranks 38th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th 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.