This statistic displays the share of the children and youth classed overweight in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023. In 2023, 9.5 percent of young people in the Netherlands aged between 4 and 20 years were classed as moderately overweight.
Share of children and young people classed as overweight in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023
The source defines someone as moderately overweight with a BMI from 25.0 kg/m² to 30.0 kg/m² (18 and 19 year olds) or between the corresponding age-specific cut-off points for persons under 18 years of age. Seriously overweight (obese) is defined as someone with a BMI of 30.0 kg/m² or higher (18 and 19 year olds) or between the corresponding age-specific cut-off points for persons under 18 years of age.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (June 5, 2024). Share of children and young people classed as overweight in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/544070/share-of-the-youth-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of children and young people classed as overweight in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/544070/share-of-the-youth-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2024). Share of children and young people classed as overweight in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/544070/share-of-the-youth-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Share of Children and Young People Classed as Overweight in The Netherlands from 2007 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/544070/share-of-the-youth-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Share of children and young people classed as overweight in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/544070/share-of-the-youth-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited November 14, 2024)
Share of children and young people classed as overweight in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2023 [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/544070/share-of-the-youth-with-overweight-in-the-netherlands/