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
051015198020022024

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed