Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 16.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) stood at 16.14. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) peaked at 16.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.17, in 2000.
That places Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 15th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.17 | — |
| 2001 | 9.46 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.81 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 10.15 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 10.41 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.67 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.9 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 11.05 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.26 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.48 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.69 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.99 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.27 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.56 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.84 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.21 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 13.59 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.95 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 14.78 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.23 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 15.68 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.14 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.44 | 9.17 | 11.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.13 | 11.69 | 14.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.68 | 15.23 | 16.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
More health data for Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 458.2 (2100)
- Child deaths 198 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.9024 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 525 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 327 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.45 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.5513 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6187 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) was 16.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) ranks 15th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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