Australia vs South America: Children moderately or severely overweight

Australia
405.9 num th
in 2024
South America
2,839 num th
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
South America rank
10th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Australia
  • South America
01.0k2.0k3.0k200020122024

How they compare

South America currently reports 2,839 num th against 405.9 num th in Australia, a difference of 2,433 num th.

That makes South America's figure about 7.0 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 15th and South America ranks 10th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South America Difference Ahead
2000s 119.06 num th 2,482 num th 2,363 num th South America
2010s 247.15 num th 2,656 num th 2,409 num th South America
2020s 369.82 num th 2,804 num th 2,434 num th South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Australia or South America?
South America, at 2,839 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 South America?
2,433 num th, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and South America rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Australia ranks 15th and South America ranks 10th of 148 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