The prevalence of obesity among the U.S. population has risen gradually over the past few decades. From 2017 to 2018, around 19.3 percent of U.S. children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years were obese. This statistic illustrates the prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018.
Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018*
* Overweight is body mass index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile and below the 95th percentile from the sex-specific BMI-for-age 2000 CDC Growth Charts. Obesity is BMI at or above the 95th percentile. Severe obesity is BMI at or above 120% of the 95th percentile.
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CDC, & NCHS. (January 29, 2021). Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242081/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents/
CDC, und NCHS. "Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018*." Chart. January 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242081/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents/
CDC, NCHS. (2021). Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242081/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents/
CDC, and NCHS. "Prevalence of Obesity among U.S. Children and Adolescents Aged 2–19 Years from 1971 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242081/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents/
CDC & NCHS, Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242081/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prevalence of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018* [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, January 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242081/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents/
