Australia and New Zealand vs Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight

Australia and New Zealand
429 num th
in 2024
Europe
2,648 num th
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Europe rank
16th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Europe
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k200020122024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 2,648 num th against 429 num th in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 2,219 num th.

That makes Europe's figure about 6.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Europe ranks 16th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 136.97 num th 3,509 num th 3,372 num th Europe
2010s 268.69 num th 3,178 num th 2,910 num th Europe
2020s 392.6 num th 2,668 num th 2,275 num th Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Australia and New Zealand or Europe?
Europe, at 2,648 num th against 429 num th in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Australia and New Zealand and Europe?
2,219 num th, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Europe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Europe rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Europe ranks 16th of 178 countries.
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.

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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
211 places, 5,275 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed