Australia vs Bolivia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2
Australia
15.77
in 2022
Bolivia
16.32
in 2022
Australia rank
47th
Bolivia rank
44th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time
- Australia
- Bolivia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 16.32 against 15.77 in Australia, a difference of 0.55.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Bolivia ranks 44th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Bolivia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bolivia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.93 | 4.41 | 2.52 | Australia |
| 2000s | 9.92 | 6.87 | 3.05 | Australia |
| 2010s | 12.5 | 11.34 | 1.16 | Australia |
| 2020s | 15.29 | 15.6 | 0.31 | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Australia or Bolivia?
- Bolivia, at 16.32 against 15.77 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Australia and Bolivia?
- 0.55, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bolivia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Bolivia rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Australia ranks 47th and Bolivia ranks 44th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.