A picture of overweight and obesity in Australia
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Topic: Overweight & obesity
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) A picture of overweight and obesity in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 11 December 2023. doi:10.25816/5ebcbf95fa7e5
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). A picture of overweight and obesity in Australia. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. A picture of overweight and obesity in Australia. AIHW, 2017.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. A picture of overweight and obesity in Australia. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, A picture of overweight and obesity in Australia, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report provides an overview of overweight and obesity in Australia—a major public health issue that has significant health and financial costs. Almost one-quarter of children and two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese, and rates continue to rise, largely due to a rise in obesity, which cost the economy $8.6 billion in 2011–12.
Additional overweight and obesity data are reported in 2 other AIHW products: Overweight and obesity in Australia: a birth cohort analysis and An interactive insight into overweight and obesity in Australia.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-246-7
- DOI: 10.25816/5ebcbf95fa7e5
- Cat. no: PHE 216
- Pages: 40
Findings from this report:
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One-quarter of children and adolescents are overweight or obese
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Nearly two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese, with the proportion of obese adults continuing to rise
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Indigenous Australians, people outside Major cities, or in lower socioeconomic groups are more likely to be overweight
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Overweight and obesity lead to higher likelihood of chronic conditions and death, and have high costs to the economy