Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Tunisia
Tunisia: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 1.6 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
1.6
World rank
91st
of 96 countries
All-time high
8.5
in 1988
All-time low
1.6
in 2018
Years of data
6
1988–2018
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Tunisia, 1988–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.6 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Tunisia peaked at 8.5 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2018.
Tunisia ranks 91st of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 8.5 | — |
| 1997 | 3.3 | -61.2% |
| 2000 | 3.5 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | -30.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,891 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.238 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Tunisia?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Tunisia was 1.6 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 1988.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2018.
- How does Tunisia rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Tunisia ranks 91st out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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 Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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