Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight

Morocco
11.2%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.9%
in 2024
Morocco rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time

  • Morocco
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
2.557.51012.515200020122024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 11.2% against 3.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Morocco ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 13.5% 5.0% 8.5% Morocco
2010s 11.6% 3.4% 8.2% Morocco
2020s 10.8% 3.4% 7.4% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Morocco, at 11.2% against 3.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7.3%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
Morocco ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Unit
per pop u5
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
211 places, 5,275 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed