Australia vs ECE_All countries: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Australia
36.39
in 2022
ECE_All countries
28.8
in 2022
Australia rank
42nd
ECE_All countries rank
42nd
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Australia
- ECE_All countries
How they compare
Australia currently reports 36.39 against 28.8 in ECE_All countries, a difference of 7.59.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times ECE_All countries's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 42nd and ECE_All countries ranks 42nd of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | ECE_All countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5 | 25.66 | 4.84 | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.36 | 28.15 | 5.21 | Australia |
| 2020s | 35.96 | 28.74 | 7.22 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Australia or ECE_All countries?
- Australia, at 36.39 against 28.8 in ECE_All countries as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Australia and ECE_All countries?
- 7.59, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and ECE_All countries?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and ECE_All countries rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Australia ranks 42nd and ECE_All countries ranks 42nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.