Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Australia
Australia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.39 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.39
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
42nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.39
in 2022
All-time low
21.54
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Australia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Australia is 36.39, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Australia peaked at 36.39 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.54, in 1990.
That places Australia 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.54 | — |
| 1991 | 22.31 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 23.09 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 23.84 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 24.58 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 25.3 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 26 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 26.68 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 27.34 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 27.98 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 28.59 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 29.17 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 29.69 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 30.15 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 30.55 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 30.87 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 31.14 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.38 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 31.61 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 31.82 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.03 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 32.25 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 32.49 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 32.75 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 33.05 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.39 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 33.78 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 34.2 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.63 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 35.08 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.53 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 35.97 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 36.39 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.87 | 21.54 | 27.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5 | 28.59 | 31.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.36 | 32.03 | 35.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.96 | 35.53 | 36.39 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 39 Marshall Islands 36.99 compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 36.95 compare
- 41 Dominica 36.83 compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.13 compare
- 45 Suriname 35.92 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Australia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Australia was 36.39 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.39 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.54 in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Australia ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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