Number of children who are underweight in Tunisia

Tunisia: Number of children who are underweight was 17,109 in 2018. β—† Volatile

Latest (2018)
17,109
World rank
82nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
93,155
in 1988
All-time low
17,109
in 2018
Years of data
6
1988–2018

Number of children who are underweight in Tunisia, 1988–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1988200320181988: 93.2k1997: 31.3k2000: 30.8k2006: 27.6k2012: 22.7k2018: 17.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 17,109 for number of children who are underweight in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Tunisia peaked at 93,155 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 17,109, in 2018.

Tunisia ranks 82nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 93,155 93,155 93,155 1
1990s 31,346 31,346 31,346 1
2000s 29,174 27,554 30,794 2
2010s 19,896 17,109 22,682 2

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 79 Kyrgyz Republic 22,841 compare
  2. 80 Djibouti 20,268 compare
  3. 81 Azerbaijan, Republic of 20,244 compare
  4. 83 Palestine 15,231 compare
  5. 84 Comoros, Union of the 10,321 compare
  6. 85 Costa Rica 9,994 compare

See the full ranking of 96 places β†’

More reference data data for Tunisia

All data for Tunisia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who are underweight in Tunisia?
Number of children who are underweight in Tunisia was 17,109 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 93,155 in 1988.
What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,109 in 2018.
How does Tunisia rank for number of children who are underweight?
Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children who are underweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 951 data points, 1984–2023
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