Australia vs Mexico: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Australia
37.5%
in 2024
Mexico
37.4%
in 2024
Australia rank
34th
Mexico rank
36th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Australia currently reports 37.5% against 37.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 11.6% | 6.0% | Australia |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 20.5% | 4.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 29.3% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.8% | 0.0% | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Australia, at 37.5% against 37.4% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Australia and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Australia ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 36th 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.