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11 sie 2022 · WHO/Europe has published a new Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) report, the fifth in a series measuring trends in overweight and obesity among primary school aged children since 2007. The new report’s findings are based on the latest data gathered in 2018–2020 in 33 countries of the WHO European Region.
- Obesity and Overweight
In 2022, 43% of adults aged 18 years and over were...
- Obesity and Overweight
Without substantial interventions to prevent and to treat childhood obesity, the numbers of school-age children and adolescents living with obesity is predicted to rise from the current estimates of around 150m worldwide, to over 250m by 2030.
Country-specific prevalence of obesity among children ranged from 1% in Tajikistan to 19% in Cyprus. Among boys, prevalence ranged from 2% to 24%; among girls, from 1% to 15%. The same north-south gradient emerged as the one observed for overweight.
In 2022, 43% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight and 16% were living with obesity. In 2022, 37 million children under the age of 5 were overweight. Over 390 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 years were overweight in 2022, including 160 million who were living with obesity.
10 cze 2024 · This systematic review and meta-analysis provided a comprehensive analysis of the global epidemiology of overweight and obesity from 2000 to 2023 in children and adolescents younger than 18 years. The overall prevalence of pediatric obesity, overweight, and excess weight was 8.5%, 14.8%, and 22.2%, respectively.
The WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (or COSI), is a unique system that for over 10 years has measured trends in overweight and obesity among primary school aged children.
Obesity and overweight in children are also measured based on body mass index (BMI). However, BMI scores are interpreted differently for children and adolescents. Weight categories are defined by comparing weight to the WHO Growth Standards — a child is defined as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from ...
