China vs Morocco: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

China
11.1%
in 2024
Morocco
11.2%
in 2024
China rank
26th
Morocco rank
23rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

  • China
  • Morocco
051015200020122024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 11.2% against 11.1% in China, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

China ranks 26th and Morocco ranks 23rd of 163 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Morocco Difference Ahead
2000s 6.5% 13.5% 7.0% Morocco
2010s 7.4% 11.6% 4.2% Morocco
2020s 9.9% 10.8% 0.9% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, China or Morocco?
Morocco, at 11.2% against 11.1% in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between China and Morocco?
0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Morocco?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do China and Morocco rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
China ranks 26th and Morocco 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 (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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.