Children at risk of being overweight/obese in Scotland 1998-2023, by gender

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Conor Stewart,
Dec 16, 2024

This statistic displays the proportion of children who are at risk of being overweight or obese in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by gender. In 2023, 31 percent of boys and 30 percent of girls in Scotland were classed at risk of being overweight or obese.

Share of children who are at risk of being overweight including obese in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by gender

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Release date

November 2024

Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

1998 to 2023

Number of respondents

1,403*

Age group

2-15 years

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (1998)=1,916, n (2003)=2,425, n (2008)=1,290, n (2009)=1,882, n (2010)=1,253, n (2011)=1,276, n (2012)=1,283, n (2013)=1,347, n (2014)=1,210, n (2015)=969, n(2016)=1,088, n(2017)= 1,115, n(2018)=1,319, n(2019)= 1,345; n (2021) = 777; n(2022)=712
Data for 2020 were excluded due to the pandemic affecting data collection.
The source provides the following information:
- 1998 to 2011 figures have been revised as prior to 2012 cases which were more than 3 standard deviations above or below the mean for all children were excluded.

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