In 2018, 3.2 million Australian children were considered to be of normal weight, this was the majority of children in the country. In contrast, the numbers of obese and underweight children topped almost 400,000 in both weight categories.
Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018
(in thousands)
Study measures include the voluntary measurements of height, weight and waist circumference of respondents aged 2 years and over.
The Body Mass Index (BMI) for children was used to define each weight status.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 12, 2018). Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands)." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Underweight, Normal and Overweight Children in Australia in Financial Year 2018 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of underweight, normal and overweight children in Australia in financial year 2018 (in thousands) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629889/australia-number-of-children-by-weight-status/
