Türkiye vs Vanuatu: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Türkiye
2.8%
in 2024
Vanuatu
2.9%
in 2024
Türkiye rank
124th
Vanuatu rank
122nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Türkiye
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Türkiye ahead.
Türkiye ranks 124th and Vanuatu ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Türkiye averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Türkiye | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
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, Türkiye or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Türkiye and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Türkiye and Vanuatu rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Türkiye ranks 124th and Vanuatu ranks 122nd 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.