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
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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.

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Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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