Latest findings
5 million years of healthy life were lost in 2018
38% of disease burden could have been avoided or reduced, being due to the modifiable risk factors included in the Study
One in four (25%) children and adolescents aged 2–17 were overweight or obese in 2017–18
2 in 3 (67%) adults were overweight or obese in 2017–18—36% were overweight but not obese and 31% were obese
Nearly all Australians (99%) aged 2–18, and 9 in 10 adults aged 19 and over do not eat enough vegetables
Although fruit intake is closest to the recommendations, nearly 4 in 5 adults (77%) aged 19–50 do not eat enough