
Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018
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Statistics on Child health and nutrition
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of families in the US by number of children 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. family households with children, by family type 1970-2021
- Premium Statistic Weekly U.S. household grocery expenditure by household type 2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. share of households with children with low food security by demographic 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. household food security share in 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. - share of children in food-insecure households 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Head Start program enrollment in the U.S. by state 2019
- Basic Statistic Projected number of children enrolled in Medicaid in the U.S. 2020-2027
Health status
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- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese 1988-2018
- Premium Statistic Share of obese high school students in the U.S. by state 2019
- Basic Statistic Obese high school students in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children with food allergies in the past year as of 2018, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Locations of food poisonings of U.S. children according to parents as of 2017
Nutrient intake
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- Basic Statistic U.S. food energy intake from food of male children and adolescents by age 2017/18
- Basic Statistic U.S. food energy intake from food of female children and adolescents 2017/18
- Basic Statistic U.S. protein intake from food of male children and adolescents by age 2017/18
- Basic Statistic U.S. protein intake from food of female children and adolescents 2017/18
- Basic Statistic U.S. carbohydrate intake from food of male children and adolescents 2017/18
- Basic Statistic U.S. carbohydrate intake from food of female children and adolescents 2017/18
- Basic Statistic U.S. sugar intake from food of male children and adolescents 2017/18
- Basic Statistic U.S. fat intake from food of male children and adolescents 2017/18
Further related statistics
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- Number of overweight or obese Canadian adolescents based on BMI 2005-2021
- Obesity among 15 to 19 year olds in the United Kingdom (UK) 1995-2015
- Number of obese individuals in the U.S. by gender and age 2009-2010
- Number of obese adults in the U.S. by ethnicity 2011-2012
- Number of overweight or obese Canadian adults based on BMI 2003-2014
- Obesity and overweight rate among girls by ethnicity in the U.S. 2011-2014
- Obesity and overweight among boys by ethnicity in the U.S. 2011-2014
- Share of individuals with obesity in the Netherlands 2021, by age
- Most obese countries worldwide as of 2016
- Jobs in the U.S. with the lowest percentage of overweight or obese employees 2015
- Jobs in the U.S. with the highest percentage of overweight or obese employees 2015
- Prevalence of obesity prediction in U.S. adults 2012 and 2030
- Average BMI among male adults in Spain 1975-2016
- Average BMI among female adults in Spain 1975-2016
- Prevalence of adolescent obesity in Russia from 1975 to 2016, by gender
- Share of nutritional status among adolescent girls in India 2014
- Adolescent fertility rate in Africa 2020, by country
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Statistics
- Number of overweight or obese Canadian adolescents based on BMI 2005-2021
- Obesity among 15 to 19 year olds in the United Kingdom (UK) 1995-2015
- Number of obese individuals in the U.S. by gender and age 2009-2010
- Number of obese adults in the U.S. by ethnicity 2011-2012
- Number of overweight or obese Canadian adults based on BMI 2003-2014
- Obesity and overweight rate among girls by ethnicity in the U.S. 2011-2014
- Obesity and overweight among boys by ethnicity in the U.S. 2011-2014
- Share of individuals with obesity in the Netherlands 2021, by age
- Most obese countries worldwide as of 2016
- Jobs in the U.S. with the lowest percentage of overweight or obese employees 2015
- Jobs in the U.S. with the highest percentage of overweight or obese employees 2015
- Prevalence of obesity prediction in U.S. adults 2012 and 2030
- Average BMI among male adults in Spain 1975-2016
- Average BMI among female adults in Spain 1975-2016
- Prevalence of adolescent obesity in Russia from 1975 to 2016, by gender
- Share of nutritional status among adolescent girls in India 2014
- Adolescent fertility rate in Africa 2020, by country
US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Children and Adolescents Who Were Obese in Selected Periods between 1988 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2018 [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285035/percentage-of-us-children-and-adolescents-who-were-obese/