In 2020, around 19 percent of boys aged 5-19 years in high income countries were considered obese. This share is expected to increase to around 30 percent by the year 2035. This statistic shows the percentage of boys aged 5-19 years who were obese worldwide in 2020 and forecasts for the years 2025, 2030, and 2035, by country income level.
Percentage of boys aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level
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World Obesity Federation. (March 3, 2023). Percentage of boys aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386265/percentage-of-obese-boys-worldwide-forecasts-by-country-income-level/
World Obesity Federation. "Percentage of boys aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level." Chart. March 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386265/percentage-of-obese-boys-worldwide-forecasts-by-country-income-level/
World Obesity Federation. (2023). Percentage of boys aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386265/percentage-of-obese-boys-worldwide-forecasts-by-country-income-level/
World Obesity Federation. "Percentage of Boys Aged 5 to 19 Years Worldwide Who Were Obese in 2020 and Forecasts to 2035, by Country Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386265/percentage-of-obese-boys-worldwide-forecasts-by-country-income-level/
World Obesity Federation, Percentage of boys aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386265/percentage-of-obese-boys-worldwide-forecasts-by-country-income-level/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of boys aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level [Graph], World Obesity Federation, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386265/percentage-of-obese-boys-worldwide-forecasts-by-country-income-level/