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Childhood obesity Share of children that are overweight. Obesity and overweight in children are also measured based on body mass index (BMI). However, BMI scores are interpreted differently for children and adolescents.
This Atlas of Childhood Obesity provides the latest estimates of infant, child and adolescent obesity prevalence in 191 countries.
29 lut 2024 · The global age-standardised prevalence of obesity in school-aged children and adolescents increased from 1·7% (1·5–2·0) in 1990 to 6·9% (6·3–7·6) in 2022 in girls and from 2·1% (1·9–2·3) to 9·3% (8·5–10·2) in boys (posterior probability >0·999).
World Obesity Atlas 2023 • Global, regional and national estimates for the prevalence of obesity up to 2035 for adults, children and adolescents • Global, regional and national estimates of the economic impact of overweight and obesity on national GDP projected up to 2035 • 187 country scorecards including ratings of national
This page shows the globe and world map for trends in obesity prevalence for adolescents from 1990 to 2022.
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious global public health challenges of the 21st century, affecting every country in the world. In just 40 years the number of school-age children and adolescents with obesity has risen more than 10-fold, from 11 million to 124 million (2016 estimates).
3 mar 2022 · In 2019, the World Obesity Federation estimated there would be 206 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 years living with obesity in 2025, and 254 million in 2030. 1 Of the 42 countries each estimated to have more than 1 million children with obesity in 2030, the top ranked are China, followed by India, the USA, Indonesia, and Brazil ...
