This statistic depicts the number of children aged between two and 14 years with a body mass index indicating being obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age. That financial year, around 42,000 children from New Zealand aged between five and nine years had a body mass index indicating that they were obese.
Number of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age
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The revised International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) BMI reference values are used to classify children as either overweight or obese. The IOTF cut-off points are sex- and age-specific, and designed to coincide with the World Health Organization’s adult BMI cut-off points. The BMI cut-off points that were
used in this survey were as follows:
thin = equivalent to a BMI of 18.5 or lower in adults (refers to children who have a low BMI for their age, rather then children who are underweight)
healthy weight = equivalent to a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 in adults
overweight but not obese = equivalent to a BMI between 25.0 and 29.9 in adults
obese = equivalent to a BMI of 30.0 or greater in adults.
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Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (May 24, 2019). Number of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765699/new-zealand-obese-children-by-age/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Number of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765699/new-zealand-obese-children-by-age/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (2019). Number of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765699/new-zealand-obese-children-by-age/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Number of Children with a Body Mass Index (Bmi) Indicating They Are Obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765699/new-zealand-obese-children-by-age/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand), Number of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765699/new-zealand-obese-children-by-age/ (last visited September 14, 2024)
Number of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age [Graph], Ministry of Health (New Zealand), May 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/765699/new-zealand-obese-children-by-age/
