Child adolescent obesity in Australia
Australia: Child adolescent obesity was 36.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Australia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 36.6 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Australia peaked at 36.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.67, in 1980.
That places Australia 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.25 | 14.67 | 20.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.86 | 20.69 | 27.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.08 | 27.71 | 31.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.43 | 32.11 | 34.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.97 | 35.32 | 36.6 | 5 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Australia?
- Child adolescent obesity in Australia was 36.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.67 in 1980.
- How does Australia rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Australia ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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