A diaper or other absorbent article may include an absorbent body comprising in sequence from the top (the surface adjacent the wearer's body). An upper assembly (2, 3, 4, 5) comprising an acquisition layer (3) formed of first fibrous material substantially free of superabsorbent material, a superabsorbent layer (5) consisting substantially only of first superabsorbent material having a Gel Layer Permeability value of at least about 4 ml/cm.sup.2 /sec and which is present in an amount of about 20 g/m.sup.2 to 320 g/m.sup.2, a storage assembly (6, 7, 8) that includes second superabsorbent material (7) having an absorption against pressure of at least 15 g/g at 50 g/cm.sup.2 and which comprises an upper storage layer (6) and a lower storage layer (7) containing at least 70% by weight of the total amount of second superabsorbent in the upper and lower storage layers and which has a thickness which is the same as or less than the thickness of the upper storage layer (6).