Eastern Africa vs Ethiopia: Children moderately or severely overweight

Eastern Africa
2,950 num th
in 2024
Ethiopia
647.4 num th
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
14th
Ethiopia rank
14th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Ethiopia
01.0k2.0k3.0k200020122024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 2,950 num th against 647.4 num th in Ethiopia, a difference of 2,303 num th.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 4.6 times Ethiopia's.

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

Eastern Africa ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 14th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 2,735 num th 431.96 num th 2,303 num th Eastern Africa
2010s 2,297 num th 411.09 num th 1,886 num th Eastern Africa
2020s 2,520 num th 538.24 num th 1,982 num th Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Eastern Africa or Ethiopia?
Eastern Africa, at 2,950 num th against 647.4 num th in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Eastern Africa and Ethiopia?
2,303 num th, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Ethiopia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa and Ethiopia rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Eastern Africa ranks 14th and Ethiopia ranks 14th of 32 groups.
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
212 places, 5,300 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed