Southern Asia vs Vietnam: Children moderately or severely overweight

Southern Asia
5,670 num th
in 2024
Vietnam
741.6 num th
in 2024
Southern Asia rank
8th
Vietnam rank
9th

Children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Southern Asia
  • Vietnam
02.0k4.0k6.0k200020122024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 5,670 num th against 741.6 num th in Vietnam, a difference of 4,928 num th.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 7.6 times Vietnam's.

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

Southern Asia ranks 8th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia Vietnam Difference Ahead
2000s 5,214 num th 191.44 num th 5,023 num th Southern Asia
2010s 4,935 num th 428.58 num th 4,507 num th Southern Asia
2020s 5,285 num th 677.32 num th 4,608 num th Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely overweight, Southern Asia or Vietnam?
Southern Asia, at 5,670 num th against 741.6 num th in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely overweight between Southern Asia and Vietnam?
4,928 num th, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and Vietnam?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Southern Asia and Vietnam rank globally for children moderately or severely overweight?
Southern Asia ranks 8th and Vietnam ranks 9th 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