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ACT Weight Loss and Obesity at a Glance

64%
Adults overweight or obese
ABS 2022-23
58.6%
Fruit intake not met
ABS 2022-23
92.3%
Veg intake not met
ABS 2022-23

64% of ACT adults are overweight or obese (-1.8 pp below national average).

ABS National Health Survey 2022-23

ACT BMI Distribution

Source: ABS National Health Survey 2022-23

ACT Risk Factor Profile

State values as percentage (%)

Source: ABS National Health Survey 2022-23

ACT Risk Factors

ACT vs National Average: Key Risk Indicators

ACT vs National: Risk Factor Comparison

Source: ABS National Health Survey 2022-23

67.6% of ACT adults have never smoked.

ABS National Health Survey 2022-23

ACT Chronic Conditions

Chronic Disease Prevalence in ACT

ACT vs National: Chronic Conditions

Source: ABS National Health Survey 2022-23

State Comparison

Where ACT Ranks Among Australian States

Overweight/Obese Rate by State and Territory

ACT highlighted

Source: ABS National Health Survey 2022-23

StateOverweight/obese %Fruit not met %Veg not met %Daily smoker %High BP %Waist risk %
Tasmania70.5%58.7%89.1%12.4%29.2%73.4%
Queensland68.8%57.1%94.9%14%20%70.3%
South Australia68%58.3%92.2%9.7%26.9%69.7%
Western Australia68%56.2%92.3%10.5%24.2%70.8%
Victoria65.3%55.3%93.6%9.3%23.9%67%
ACT64%58.6%92.3%5.9%22.6%64%
Northern Territory63.8%59.9%93.9%13.5%19.6%68.4%
New South Wales63.1%54.2%93.2%10%23.8%65.5%
National Average65.8%55.8%93.5%10.6%23.3%67.4%

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Sources and References

  1. ABS National Health Survey 2022-23
  2. ABS Overweight and Obesity 2022-23
  3. AIHW Overweight and Obesity
  4. ABS Smoking 2022-23
  5. ABS Alcohol Consumption 2022-23
  6. ABS Dietary Behaviour 2022-23
  7. ABS Waist Circumference and BMI 2022-23
  8. ABS Chronic Conditions 2022-23
  9. AIHW Chronic Disease
  10. ABS National Health Survey 2011-12
  11. AIHW Health Expenditure Australia
  12. ABS Blood Pressure 2022-23