Bulgaria vs China: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Bulgaria
16.6%
in 2024
China
16.8%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
China rank
48th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 16.8% against 16.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 50th and China ranks 48th of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 0.8% | 3.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 2.3% | 4.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 5.3% | 4.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.6% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Bulgaria or China?
- China, at 16.8% against 16.6% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th and China ranks 48th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.