This statistic depicts the share of children aged between two and 14 years with a body mass index indicating being obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age. During the survey period, around 12.7 percent of children from New Zealand aged between five and nine years had a body mass index indicating that they were obese.
Share of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age
The revised International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) BMI reference values are used to classify children as either overweight or obese. The IOTF cut-off points are sex- and age-specific, and designed to coincide with the World Health Organization’s adult BMI cut-off points. The BMI cut-off points that were
used in this survey were as follows:
thin = equivalent to a BMI of 18.5 or lower in adults (refers to children who have a low BMI for their age, rather then children who are underweight)
healthy weight = equivalent to a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 in adults
overweight but not obese = equivalent to a BMI between 25.0 and 29.9 in adults
obese = equivalent to a BMI of 30.0 or greater in adults.
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Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (May 24, 2019). Share of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/765705/new-zealand-obese-children-age-distribution/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Share of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765705/new-zealand-obese-children-age-distribution/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). (2019). Share of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/765705/new-zealand-obese-children-age-distribution/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand). "Share of Children with a Body Mass Index (Bmi) Indicating They Are Obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765705/new-zealand-obese-children-age-distribution/
Ministry of Health (New Zealand), Share of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/765705/new-zealand-obese-children-age-distribution/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of children with a body mass index (BMI) indicating they are obese in New Zealand as of June 2018, by age [Graph], Ministry of Health (New Zealand), May 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/765705/new-zealand-obese-children-age-distribution/
