India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight

India
4,207 num th
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
7,220 num th
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k200020122024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 7,220 num th against 4,207 num th in India, a difference of 3,013 num th.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.7 times India's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 148 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 3,116 num th 6,448 num th 3,332 num th Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2,792 num th 5,499 num th 2,707 num th Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 3,649 num th 6,197 num th 2,548 num th Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 7,220 num th against 4,207 num th in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3,013 num th, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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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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