Australia vs Korea: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Australia
37.5%
in 2024
Korea
37.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
34th
Korea rank
33rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 37.7% against 37.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 34th and Korea ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 9.2% | 8.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 16.9% | 7.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 26.1% | 4.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 31.8% | 2.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.3% | 0.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 37.7% against 37.5% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Australia and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Australia ranks 34th and Korea ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.