Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)

Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 37 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
37
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
11th
of 156 groups
All-time high
37
in 2022
All-time low
29.26
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 29.32001: 29.92002: 30.52003: 312004: 31.52005: 31.92006: 32.22007: 32.52008: 32.72009: 32.92010: 33.22011: 33.42012: 33.62013: 33.82014: 34.22015: 34.42016: 34.82017: 35.12018: 35.52019: 35.92020: 36.22021: 36.72022: 37

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) recorded 37 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) peaked at 37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.26, in 2000.

Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) ranks 11th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 29.26
2001 29.92 +2.2%
2002 30.49 +1.9%
2003 30.97 +1.6%
2004 31.53 +1.8%
2005 31.89 +1.1%
2006 32.16 +0.9%
2007 32.49 +1.0%
2008 32.71 +0.7%
2009 32.94 +0.7%
2010 33.16 +0.6%
2011 33.37 +0.6%
2012 33.64 +0.8%
2013 33.83 +0.6%
2014 34.18 +1.0%
2015 34.44 +0.8%
2016 34.78 +1.0%
2017 35.13 +1.0%
2018 35.47 +1.0%
2019 35.91 +1.2%
2020 36.24 +0.9%
2021 36.67 +1.2%
2022 37 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.44 29.26 32.94 10
2010s 34.39 33.16 35.91 10
2020s 36.64 36.24 37 3

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)

  1. 8 Bahamas 49.7 compare
  2. 9 Samoa 49.68 compare
  3. 10 Palau 47.67 compare
  4. 11 Kuwait 47.13 compare
  5. 12 Qatar 46.57 compare
  6. 13 United Arab Emirates 45.27 compare
  7. 14 Antigua and Barbuda 44.57 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) was 37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 37 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 29.26 in 2000.
How does Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) ranks 11th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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