Africa vs China: Children moderately or severely overweight
Africa
9,673 num th
in 2024
China
5,782 num th
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
China rank
1st
Children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 9,673 num th against 5,782 num th in China, a difference of 3,891 num th.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.7 times China's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 35 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,239 num th | 5,336 num th | 3,903 num th | Africa |
| 2010s | 8,476 num th | 6,591 num th | 1,885 num th | Africa |
| 2020s | 8,680 num th | 6,472 num th | 2,208 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 China?
- Africa, at 9,673 num th against 5,782 num th in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Africa and China?
- 3,891 num th, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Africa ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st 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.