The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States has risen gradually over the past few decades. From 2017 to 2018, around 20 percent of U.S. children and adolescents aged 6 to 11 years were obese. This statistic illustrates the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age.
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age*
* Obesity is BMI at or above the 95th percentile from the sex-specific BMI-for-age 2000 CDC Growth Charts.
** Data are for adolescents aged 12–17, not 12–19.
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CDC, & NCHS. (January 29, 2021). Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242146/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents-by-age/
CDC, und NCHS. "Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age*." Chart. January 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242146/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents-by-age/
CDC, NCHS. (2021). Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242146/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents-by-age/
CDC, and NCHS. "Prevalence of Obesity among Children and Adolescents in The United States Aged 2–19 Years from 1963 to 2018, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242146/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents-by-age/
CDC & NCHS, Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242146/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age* [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, January 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242146/prevalence-of-obesity-among-us-children-and-adolescents-by-age/
