Australia vs Puerto Rico: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Australia
37.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
37.5%
in 2024
Australia rank
34th
Puerto Rico rank
35th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Australia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Australia currently reports 37.5% against 37.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 34th and Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 11.3% | 6.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 16.6% | 7.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 23.5% | 7.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 30.8% | 3.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.2% | 0.7% | 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 Puerto Rico?
- Australia, at 37.5% against 37.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Australia and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Puerto Rico rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Australia ranks 34th and Puerto Rico ranks 35th 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.