In 2018, there were 49,200 girls aged 2 to 4 years old in Australia who were considered to be obese. This is the only age group in which girls outnumber boys in obesity numbers. By age 16 to 17 years the number of children of either gender who were obese dropped to below 30,000.
Number of obese boys and girls in Australia financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 12, 2018). Number of obese boys and girls in Australia financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629852/australia-number-of-obese-children-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of obese boys and girls in Australia financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629852/australia-number-of-obese-children-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Number of obese boys and girls in Australia financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629852/australia-number-of-obese-children-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Obese Boys and Girls in Australia Financial Year 2018, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629852/australia-number-of-obese-children-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of obese boys and girls in Australia financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629852/australia-number-of-obese-children-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of obese boys and girls in Australia financial year 2018, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629852/australia-number-of-obese-children-by-age-and-gender/