Africa vs Brazil: Children moderately or severely overweight
Africa
9,673 num th
in 2024
Brazil
1,425 num th
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
Brazil rank
3rd
Children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 9,673 num th against 1,425 num th in Brazil, a difference of 8,248 num th.
That makes Africa's figure about 6.8 times Brazil's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 3rd of 35 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,239 num th | 1,072 num th | 8,167 num th | Africa |
| 2010s | 8,476 num th | 1,195 num th | 7,281 num th | Africa |
| 2020s | 8,680 num th | 1,378 num th | 7,302 num th | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 9,673 num th against 1,425 num th in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Africa and Brazil?
- 8,248 num th, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Africa ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 3rd of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.