China vs Middle income: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
China
11.8%
in 2024
Middle income
5.9%
in 2024
China rank
26th
Middle income rank
23rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- China
- Middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 11.8% against 5.9% in Middle income, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes China's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 23rd of 163 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 1.4% | China |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.6% | 2.3% | China |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 5.7% | 4.8% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, China or Middle income?
- China, at 11.8% against 5.9% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between China and Middle income?
- 5.9%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Middle income rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- China ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 23rd 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.