Australia vs World Bank (high income): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Australia
36.39
in 2022
World Bank (high income)
30.86
in 2022
Australia rank
42nd
World Bank (high income) rank
39th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Australia
- World Bank (high income)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 36.39 against 30.86 in World Bank (high income), a difference of 5.53.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times World Bank (high income)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 42nd and World Bank (high income) ranks 39th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World Bank (high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5 | 27.51 | 2.99 | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.36 | 30.03 | 3.34 | Australia |
| 2020s | 35.96 | 30.77 | 5.19 | 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 World Bank (high income)?
- Australia, at 36.39 against 30.86 in World Bank (high income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Australia and World Bank (high income)?
- 5.53, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World Bank (high income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and World Bank (high income) rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Australia ranks 42nd and World Bank (high income) 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.