This statistic displays the share of children between six and nine years who are overweight in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by gender . In this period, 38 percent of boys and 42 percent of girls in Italy were overweight.
Share of children between six and nine years who are overweight in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by gender and country
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The source adds the following information: " Based on the 2007 WHO recommended growth reference for school-age children and adolescents (de Onis M, Onyango AW, Borghi E, Siyam A, Nishida C, Siekmann J. Development of a WHO growth
reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2007; 85(9): 660-667). Children with a BMI/A Z-score < -5 or > +5 are excluded.
Figures refer to children belonging to the following age groups: 7-year-olds: Bulgaria (BUL); Czechia (CZH); Denmark (DEN); Estonia (EST); Finland (FIN); Georgia (GEO); Greece (GRE); Hungary (HUN);
Ireland (IRE); Lithuania (LTU); Latvia (LVT); Malta (MAT); The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD); Montenegro (MNE); Moscow city (RUS); Portugal (POR); Spain (SPA); Serbia (SRB); Slovakia
(SVK); Slovenia (SVN); Tajikistan (TJK); Turkmenistan (TKM); Turkey (TUR) – 8-year-olds: Albania (ALB); Austria (AUT); Croatia (CRO); France (FRA); Italy (ITA); Norway (NOR); Poland (POL); Romania (ROM);
San Marino (SMR); Sweden (SWE) – 9-year-olds: Cyprus (CYP); Kazakhstan (KAZ)"
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WHO. (May 22, 2018). Share of children between six and nine years who are overweight in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by gender and country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865560/children-overweight-prevalence-by-gender-europe/
WHO. "Share of children between six and nine years who are overweight in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by gender and country." Chart. May 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865560/children-overweight-prevalence-by-gender-europe/
WHO. (2018). Share of children between six and nine years who are overweight in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by gender and country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865560/children-overweight-prevalence-by-gender-europe/
WHO. "Share of Children between Six and Nine Years Who Are Overweight in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by Gender and Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865560/children-overweight-prevalence-by-gender-europe/
WHO, Share of children between six and nine years who are overweight in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by gender and country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865560/children-overweight-prevalence-by-gender-europe/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Share of children between six and nine years who are overweight in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by gender and country [Graph], WHO, May 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865560/children-overweight-prevalence-by-gender-europe/