Australia vs Middle Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight

Australia
405.9 num th
in 2024
Middle Africa
1,930 num th
in 2024
Australia rank
18th
Middle Africa rank
20th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Australia
  • Middle Africa
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 1,930 num th against 405.9 num th in Australia, a difference of 1,524 num th.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 4.8 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 18th and Middle Africa ranks 20th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Middle Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 119.06 num th 1,227 num th 1,108 num th Middle Africa
2010s 247.15 num th 1,227 num th 980.14 num th Middle Africa
2020s 369.82 num th 1,586 num th 1,216 num th Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Australia or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 1,930 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 Middle Africa?
1,524 num th, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and Middle Africa rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Australia ranks 18th and Middle Africa ranks 20th 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