Australia vs Marshall Islands: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Australia
36.39
in 2022
Marshall Islands
36.99
in 2022
Australia rank
42nd
Marshall Islands rank
39th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Australia
  • Marshall Islands
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How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 36.99 against 36.39 in Australia, a difference of 0.6.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 42nd and Marshall Islands ranks 39th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 24.87 21.4 3.46 Australia
2000s 30.5 26.19 4.31 Australia
2010s 33.36 31.68 1.68 Australia
2020s 35.96 36.15 0.1833 Marshall Islands

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 Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 36.99 against 36.39 in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Australia and Marshall Islands?
0.6, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Marshall Islands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and Marshall Islands rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Australia ranks 42nd and Marshall Islands ranks 39th 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed