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This Atlas of Childhood Obesity provides the latest estimates of infant, child and adolescent obesity prevalence in 191 countries.
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.
1 mar 2024 · 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.
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 ...
Interpretation of cut-offs. Overweight: >+1SD (equivalent to BMI 25 kg/m2 at 19 years) Obesity: >+2SD (equivalent to BMI 30 kg/m2 at 19 years) Thinness: <-2SD. Severe thinness: <-3SD.
8 lis 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.
21 sty 2016 · Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years. Official estimate updated 29 February 2024
