Australia vs United Kingdom: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Australia
1.56
in 2022
United Kingdom
1.56
in 2022
Australia rank
173rd
United Kingdom rank
173rd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.56 against 1.56 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and United Kingdom ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.29 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 0 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.46 | 0.052 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.54 | 0.01 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 1.56 against 1.56 in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Australia ranks 173rd and United Kingdom ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.