Australia vs Europe: Children moderately or severely overweight

Australia
405.9 num th
in 2024
Europe
2,648 num th
in 2024
Australia rank
18th
Europe rank
16th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Australia
  • Europe
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k200020122024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 2,648 num th against 405.9 num th in Australia, a difference of 2,242 num th.

That makes Europe's figure about 6.5 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 18th and Europe ranks 16th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 119.06 num th 3,509 num th 3,390 num th Europe
2010s 247.15 num th 3,178 num th 2,931 num th Europe
2020s 369.82 num th 2,668 num th 2,298 num th Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Australia or Europe?
Europe, at 2,648 num th against 405.9 num th in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Australia and Europe?
2,242 num th, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and Europe rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Australia ranks 18th and Europe ranks 16th of 164 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
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed