Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 64.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) recorded 64.55 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) peaked at 64.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.56, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) ranks 24th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.56 | — |
| 2001 | 56.38 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 57.03 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 57.66 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.28 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.81 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 59.33 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 59.76 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 60.17 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 60.58 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.9 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 61.19 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.42 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.72 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.02 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.34 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.65 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.95 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.27 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.57 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.87 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.17 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.55 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.36 | 55.56 | 60.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2 | 60.9 | 63.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2 | 63.87 | 64.55 | 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 overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) was 64.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.56 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) ranks 24th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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