Brazil vs China: Children moderately or severely overweight

Brazil
1,425 num th
in 2024
China
5,782 num th
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
China rank
1st

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Brazil
  • China
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k200020122024

How they compare

China currently reports 5,782 num th against 1,425 num th in Brazil, a difference of 4,357 num th.

That makes China's figure about 4.1 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
2000s 1,072 num th 5,336 num th 4,264 num th China
2010s 1,195 num th 6,591 num th 5,395 num th China
2020s 1,378 num th 6,472 num th 5,093 num th China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Brazil or China?
China, at 5,782 num th against 1,425 num th in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Brazil and China?
4,357 num th, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Brazil ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs China: 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/brazil/china/

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/brazil/china/">Brazil vs China: 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