This statistic displays share of children with a healthy body mass index in Scotland from 1998 to 2019, by gender. In 2019, 66 percent of boys and 70 percent of girls in Scotland had a healthy body mass index.
Share of children with healthy body mass index (BMI) in Scotland from 1998 to 2019, by gender
* Weighted bases:, n (1998)=1,916, n (2003)=2,425, n (2008)=1,290, n (2009)=1,882, n (2010)=1,253, n (2011)=1,276, n (2012)=1,283, n (2013)=1,347, n (2014)=1,210, n (2015)=969, n(2016)= 1,088, n(2017)= 1,115; n(2018) = 1,319. The source provides the following information: -the 1998 to 2011 figures have been revised as prior to 2012 cases which were more than 3 standard deviations above or below the mean for all children were excluded.
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Scottish Government. (September 29, 2020). Share of children with healthy body mass index (BMI) in Scotland from 1998 to 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374080/children-with-healthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of children with healthy body mass index (BMI) in Scotland from 1998 to 2019, by gender." Chart. September 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374080/children-with-healthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2020). Share of children with healthy body mass index (BMI) in Scotland from 1998 to 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374080/children-with-healthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of Children with Healthy Body Mass Index (Bmi) in Scotland from 1998 to 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374080/children-with-healthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Share of children with healthy body mass index (BMI) in Scotland from 1998 to 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374080/children-with-healthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
