Brazil vs China: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Brazil
11.6%
in 2024
China
11.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
28th
China rank
26th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 11.8% against 11.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and China ranks 26th of 163 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 0.3% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Brazil or China?
- China, at 11.8% against 11.6% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Brazil and China?
- 0.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Brazil ranks 28th and China ranks 26th 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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.