Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled)
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Türkiye
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 7.2 million No against 0.4 million No in Türkiye, a difference of 6.8 million No.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 18.0 times Türkiye's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 36 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.44 million No | 0.51 million No | 5.93 million No | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 5.49 million No | 0.6 million No | 4.89 million No | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 6.2 million No | 0.46 million No | 5.74 million No | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled), Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 7.2 million No against 0.4 million No in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
- 6.8 million No, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled estimates) (million) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.