In 2017-2020, almost 42 percent of adults aged 20 years and older were considered obese. This is a significant increase from a rate of 30.5 percent in the period 1999-2000. This statistic shows the percentage of children and adults in the U.S. who were obese in 1999-2000 and 2017-2020.
Percentage of children and adults in the U.S. who were obese in 1999-2000 and 2017-2020
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State of Obesity. (September 21, 2023). Percentage of children and adults in the U.S. who were obese in 1999-2000 and 2017-2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935620/child-and-adult-obesity-rates-us/
State of Obesity. "Percentage of children and adults in the U.S. who were obese in 1999-2000 and 2017-2020." Chart. September 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935620/child-and-adult-obesity-rates-us/
State of Obesity. (2023). Percentage of children and adults in the U.S. who were obese in 1999-2000 and 2017-2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935620/child-and-adult-obesity-rates-us/
State of Obesity. "Percentage of Children and Adults in The U.S. Who Were Obese in 1999-2000 and 2017-2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935620/child-and-adult-obesity-rates-us/
State of Obesity, Percentage of children and adults in the U.S. who were obese in 1999-2000 and 2017-2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935620/child-and-adult-obesity-rates-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of children and adults in the U.S. who were obese in 1999-2000 and 2017-2020 [Graph], State of Obesity, September 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935620/child-and-adult-obesity-rates-us/
