Australia vs United States of America: Perceived health status
Perceived health status over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age against 3.3 Percentage of population in the same age in United States of America, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of population in the same age.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 26th of 28 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.47 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.1 Percentage of population in the same age | 1.37 Percentage of population in the same age | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.03 Percentage of population in the same age | 2.93 Percentage of population in the same age | 1.1 Percentage of population in the same age | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age | 3.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 0.5 Percentage of population in the same age | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher perceived health status, Australia or United States of America?
- Australia, at 3.8 Percentage of population in the same age against 3.3 Percentage of population in the same age in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in perceived health status between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.5 Percentage of population in the same age, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for perceived health status?
- Australia ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 26th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Perceived health status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.