Algeria vs China: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Algeria
29.1%
in 2024
China
29.5%
in 2024
Algeria rank
96th
China rank
94th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Algeria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 29.5% against 29.1% in Algeria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 96th and China ranks 94th of 198 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 3.1% | 11.2% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 7.8% | 9.1% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 14.9% | 6.4% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.4% | 2.1% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.2% | 0.2% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Algeria or China?
- China, at 29.5% against 29.1% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Algeria and China?
- 0.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and China?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and China rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Algeria ranks 96th and China ranks 94th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.