This statistic displays the body mass index of children as assessed against the international obesity trade force (IOTF) growth curve in Northern Ireland in the period from April 2010 to March 2020. In 2019/20, approximately six percent of the children were obese. This is a slight decrease from the previous year.
Child obesity levels measuring using body mass index assessed against growth curve in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2019/20, by gender
* Unweighted base: n (2018/19) = 501 n (2017/18) = 392 n(2016/17) = 384 n (2015/16) = 457 n (2014/15) = 511 n (2013/14) = 536 n (2012/13) = 538 n (2011/12) = 591 n (2010/11) = 504 The source adds the following information: "The classification of Body Mass Index in children (aged 2-15 years) depends on the age and sex of the child as well as their height and weight. The findings in the Health Survey use International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut-off points of the BMI percentiles for children."
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NISRA. (December 2, 2021). Child obesity levels measuring using body mass index assessed against growth curve in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2019/20, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/906405/child-obesity-levels-by-gender-in-northern-ireland-uk/
NISRA. "Child obesity levels measuring using body mass index assessed against growth curve in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2019/20, by gender." Chart. December 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/906405/child-obesity-levels-by-gender-in-northern-ireland-uk/
NISRA. (2021). Child obesity levels measuring using body mass index assessed against growth curve in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2019/20, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/906405/child-obesity-levels-by-gender-in-northern-ireland-uk/
NISRA. "Child Obesity Levels Measuring Using Body Mass Index Assessed against Growth Curve in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2019/20, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/906405/child-obesity-levels-by-gender-in-northern-ireland-uk/
NISRA, Child obesity levels measuring using body mass index assessed against growth curve in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2019/20, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/906405/child-obesity-levels-by-gender-in-northern-ireland-uk/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Child obesity levels measuring using body mass index assessed against growth curve in Northern Ireland from 2010/11 to 2019/20, by gender [Graph], NISRA, December 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/906405/child-obesity-levels-by-gender-in-northern-ireland-uk/
