Prevalence of obesity among population aged 2–19 years by ethnicity U.S. 1988-2018 | Statista

From 2017 to 2018, around 27 percent of Mexican American children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years were obese. This statistic illustrates the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity.

Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity*

Characteristic	Non-Hispanic white	Non-Hispanic black	Non-Hispanic Asian	Hispanic	Mexican American
2017-2018	16.1%	24.2%	8.7%	25.6%	26.9%
2015–2016	14.1%	22%	11%	25.8%	26.8%
2013–2014	15.3%	18.8%	8.6%	21.3%	21.8%
2011–2012	14.1%	20.2%	8.6%	22.4%	22.7%
2009–2010	14%	24.3%	-	21.2%	21.2%
2007–2008	15.3%	20%	-	21%	20.8%
2005–2006	12.8%	21.3%	-	-	22.5%
2003–2004	16.4%	20%	-	-	19.2%
2001–2002	13.8%	17.4%	-	-	19.5%
1999–2000	11%	18.8%	-	-	20.2%
1988–1994	9.1%	12.5%	-	-	14.3%

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From 1988 to 2018

Age group

2-19 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Obesity is BMI at or above the 95th percentile from the sex-specific BMI-for-age 2000 CDC Growth Charts.

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