This statistic displays the share of children who meet the daily recommendations on fruit consumption in Australia in 2014-2015. According to the source, 68.1 percent of children aged 2 to 18 meet the daily recommendations of fruit intake and 31.9 percent do not.
Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2014-2015
Recommended serves of fruits per day:
Children aged 2-3: 1 serve.
Children aged 4-8: 1.5 serves.
Children aged 9-18: 2 serves.
One serve corresponds to approximately 150 grams of fresh fruit or 50 grams of dried fruit.
Fruit juice was excluded from the data.
Figures have been estimated by the source.
Percentage points not equalling 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 8, 2015). Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2014-2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/630166/australia-proportion-children-aged-2-18-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2014-2015." Chart. December 8, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/630166/australia-proportion-children-aged-2-18-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2015). Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2014-2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/630166/australia-proportion-children-aged-2-18-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Children Who Meet Recommendations for Daily Fruit Intake in Australia in 2014-2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/630166/australia-proportion-children-aged-2-18-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2014-2015 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/630166/australia-proportion-children-aged-2-18-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of children who meet recommendations for daily fruit intake in Australia in 2014-2015 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 8, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/630166/australia-proportion-children-aged-2-18-meeting-daily-fruit-intake-recommendations/
