Australia vs Suriname: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Australia
36.39
in 2022
Suriname
35.92
in 2022
Australia rank
42nd
Suriname rank
45th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Australia
- Suriname
How they compare
Australia currently reports 36.39 against 35.92 in Suriname, a difference of 0.47.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 45th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.87 | 15.96 | 8.9 | Australia |
| 2000s | 30.5 | 22.4 | 8.1 | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.36 | 29.78 | 3.58 | Australia |
| 2020s | 35.96 | 35.07 | 0.8933 | 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 Suriname?
- Australia, at 36.39 against 35.92 in Suriname as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Australia and Suriname?
- 0.47, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Suriname?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Suriname rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Australia ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 45th 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.