China vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
China
11.1%
in 2024
Syria
11.0%
in 2024
China rank
26th
Syria rank
27th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- China
- Syria
How they compare
China currently reports 11.1% against 11.0% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
China ranks 26th and Syria ranks 27th of 163 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 19.3% | 12.8% | Syria |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 14.4% | 6.9% | Syria |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 10.7% | 0.8% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, China or Syria?
- China, at 11.1% against 11.0% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between China and Syria?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- China ranks 26th and Syria ranks 27th 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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About this data
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.