Table 2. AGREE II scores.
| Guideline | Domain | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope & Purpose | Stakeholder Involvement | Rigour of Development | Clarity of Presentation | Applicability | Editorial Independence | |
| Australia 2009 [27] | 75% | 83% | 85% | 89% | 38% | 50% |
| Austrian 2020* [28] | ||||||
| Brazil 2022 [10] | 67% | 50% | 63% | 72% | 48% | 100% |
| Canadian 2020 [12] | 72% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 94% | 100% |
| Chinese 2021 [31] | 44% | 81% | 32% | 67% | 58% | 75% |
| Denmark 2019 [32] | 56% | 36% | 7% | 72% | 4% | 71% |
| German 2019 [25] | 89% | 67% | 61% | 78% | 65% | 100% |
| India 2012 [24] | 94% | 72% | 74% | 89% | 65% | 25% |
| Japanese 2013 [21] | 47% | 44% | 53% | 42% | 42% | 92% |
| Netherlands 2018 [22] | 47% | 19% | 25% | 50% | 6% | 58% |
| New Zealand 2013 [18] | 78% | 42% | 70% | 67% | 10% | 79% |
| Norway 2017 [29] | 92% | 86% | 59% | 89% | 63% | 33% |
| Polish 2009 [30] | 56% | 33% | 33% | 56% | 27% | 0% |
| Qatar 2021 [23] | 56% | 36% | 22% | 97% | 56% | 63% |
| Saudi Arabia 2021 [19] | 58% | 67% | 61% | 97% | 54% | 96% |
| UK 2021 [20] | 81% | 58% | 64% | 86% | 29% | 100% |
| USA 2018 [11] | 97% | 97% | 85% | 97% | 83% | 100% |
| WHO 2020 [9] | 94% | 72% | 74% | 89% | 65% | 25% |
| Mean Score | 67%±20 | 58%±25 | 52%±27 | 75%±20 | 44%±28 | 67%±34 |
*The full Austrian 2020 guideline was not available in English. Domains >60 are considered high-quality.