Approximately six percent of adolescents (10-19 years old) worldwide were obese in the year 2016, up from 2.4 percent in 2000. The statistic illustrates the percentage of people worldwide who were overweight and obese in 2000 and 2016, by age.
Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2000 and 2016, by age
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FAO. (July 15, 2019). Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2000 and 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065611/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-worldwide/
FAO. "Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2000 and 2016, by age ." Chart. July 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065611/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-worldwide/
FAO. (2019). Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2000 and 2016, by age . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065611/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-worldwide/
FAO. "Percentage of People Worldwide Who Were Overweight or Obese in 2000 and 2016, by Age ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065611/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-worldwide/
FAO, Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2000 and 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065611/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-worldwide/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2000 and 2016, by age [Graph], FAO, July 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065611/share-of-overweight-and-obese-people-worldwide/
