Brazil vs Europe (WHO region): Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Brazil
47.0%
in 2024
Europe (WHO region)
25.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Europe (WHO region) rank
5th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Brazil
- Europe (WHO region)
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 47.0% against 25.9% in Europe (WHO region), a difference of 21.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times Europe (WHO region)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Europe (WHO region) ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Europe (WHO region) ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Europe (WHO region) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Europe (WHO region) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 17.7% | 4.4% | Europe (WHO region) |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.7% | 0.1% | Europe (WHO region) |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 22.9% | 4.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 25.2% | 12.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 25.8% | 19.3% | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Europe (WHO region)?
- Brazil, at 47.0% against 25.9% in Europe (WHO region) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Brazil and Europe (WHO region)?
- 21.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe (WHO region)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Europe (WHO region) rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Europe (WHO region) ranks 5th 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.