Distribution of child population in Australia FY 2018, by BMI range

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 3, 2024
In 2018, 66.9 percent of children aged 2 to 17 years in Australia were considered to be of a normal weight, based on their Body Mass Index (BMI). In that year, over 15 percent of Australian children were overweight and just under 10 percent were obese.

Distribution of the child population in Australia in financial year 2018, by body mass index range

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Release date

December 2018

Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2018

Age group

2 to 17 years

Special properties

Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.

Supplementary notes

Body Mass Index is derived from measured height and weight. 43.9 percent of respondents aged 2-17 years did not have their height, weight or both measured. For these respondents, imputation was used to obtain height, weight and BMI scores.

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