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Increase calcium consumption by people aged 2 years and over — NWS‑13 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
1,047 milligrams (mg) (2017-20) *

Target:
1,184 mg *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
1,077 milligrams (mg) of calcium from foods, dietary supplements, antacids, and drinking water was the mean total daily intake by persons aged 2 years and over in 2013-16 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Mean total daily calcium intake, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(milligrams (mg))
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20
Total
1,077
CI 1,052 / 1,102
SE 12.153
1,047
CI 1,021 / 1,073
SE 12.629