China vs Small states: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
China
10.4%
in 2024
Small states
6.0%
in 2024
China rank
24th
Small states rank
21st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- China
- Small states
How they compare
China currently reports 10.4% against 6.0% in Small states, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Small states ahead.
China ranks 24th and Small states ranks 21st of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Small states |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 1.0% | China |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 3.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, China or Small states?
- China, at 10.4% against 6.0% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between China and Small states?
- 4.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- China ranks 24th and Small states ranks 21st of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.