Chile vs Tuvalu: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Chile
0.7%
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.8%
in 2024
Chile rank
192nd
Tuvalu rank
190th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Chile
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 192nd and Tuvalu ranks 190th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1.6% | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Chile or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Chile and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Tuvalu rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Chile ranks 192nd and Tuvalu ranks 190th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.