Australia vs Croatia: Prevalence of overweight
Australia
64.0%
in 2022
Croatia
64.2%
in 2022
Australia rank
51st
Croatia rank
50th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Australia
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 64.2% against 64.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Croatia ranks 50th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 47.6% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 53.2% | 4.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 59.6% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.6% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Australia or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 64.2% against 64.0% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Australia and Croatia?
- 0.2%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Croatia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Croatia rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Australia ranks 51st and Croatia ranks 50th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.