Asia vs India: Children moderately or severely overweight

Asia
16,346 num th
in 2024
India
4,207 num th
in 2024
Asia rank
2nd
India rank
2nd

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Asia
  • India
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200020122024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 16,346 num th against 4,207 num th in India, a difference of 12,139 num th.

That makes Asia's figure about 3.9 times India's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 2nd and India ranks 2nd of 35 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia India Difference Ahead
2000s 16,070 num th 3,116 num th 12,954 num th Asia
2010s 18,147 num th 2,792 num th 15,355 num th Asia
2020s 16,996 num th 3,649 num th 13,347 num th Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Asia or India?
Asia, at 16,346 num th against 4,207 num th in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Asia and India?
12,139 num th, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and India?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Asia and India rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Asia ranks 2nd and India ranks 2nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Asia vs India: Children moderately or severely overweight. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 16 August 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/children-moderately-or-severely-overweight-thousands/asia/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/children-moderately-or-severely-overweight-thousands/asia/india/">Asia vs India: Children moderately or severely overweight</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed