Underweight children — all countries

Underweight children — Trinidad and Tobago

Underweight children in Trinidad and Tobago in 2011 — 4.9%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 38.

2011 4.9% +0.6 pp vs 2000
World rank 10of 38
Period maximum 4.9%1987
Period minimum 4.3%2000

Trend over time

1987–2011 · % of children under 5

Underweight children — Trinidad and Tobago, 1987–20114.24.44.64.851987199019931996199920022005200820111987: 4.9%2000: 4.3%2011: 4.9%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2011

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 4.9%
World 16%
Underweight children — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2011 4.9
2000 4.3
1987 4.9

About the indicator

The share of children under the age of five whose weight is more than two standard deviations below the median of the WHO growth standards. The indicator reflects a combination of chronic and acute undernutrition and remains one of the most accurate indicators of poverty: it depends little on the methodology of income accounting.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.