Children Obesity Statistics.

Child Obesity statistics  do not look good. In fact, they are a cause for great concern because health risks are very high and the serious complications of obesity can be immediate as well as long term. Is your child obese? Do read BMI for Children to find that out.  Check out the impressive (rather unimpressive) childhood obesity figures below.

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Other related posts on childhood obesity.

1) Childhood Obesity-Overview.2) Childhood obesity statistics. 3) Childhood obesity causes. 3) Childhood obesity effects. 4) Treatment of childhood obesity. 5) Preventing childhood obesity.

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Child Obesity Statistics.

• The obesity rates for children between the age of 2 to 5 years and adolescents between 12 to 19 years has doubled in the last three decades. In primary schools and secondary schools, you do see twice the number of “fuller” children than what you saw 30 years ago.

• In children between the age of 6 years to 11 years, childhood obesity prevalence has increased from 6.5% in 1980 to about 20% in 2008. That is an increase of about 300% in past three decades.
• According to one study, 80% of the children who were overweight at age of 10 to 15 years had turned obese by the age of 25 years.
• Another study concluded that 25% of the adults who were obese were overweight as children.
• According to a study of 1999 – 2002 conducted by NHANES, 16% of children between the age of 6 to 19 years are overweight. Besides the increase in child obesity rates, there was a marked increase in weights also. In other words, the children weighed also more.

• According to WHO, more than 20 million children were overweight globally in 2005.
• A survey on childhood obesity of 1982 showed 4% obesity rates among children which increased to 16% in 1994.

Child Obesity Statistics of America.

• In survey of 2008, only one state, Colorado, had an obesity rate of 20%. Twenty six states has an obesity prevalence of 25% or more.

• Six states had a prevalence of 30% or more. These states were Alabama, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Mississippi.
• 2001 showed 25% of all white children to be overweight and 33% of all black and Hispanic children to be overweight.
• Between 1988-1994 and 2007-2008, obesity rates in American boys increased as follows:

1. From 11.6% to 16.7% in non-Hispanic white boys.
2. From 10.7% to 19.8% in non-Hispanic black boys.
3. From 14.1% to 26.8% in Mexican-American boys.

For the same period, the obesity rates for American girls was as followed:

1. From 8.9% to 14.5% in non-Hispanic white girls.
2. From 16.3% to 29.2% in non-Hispanic black girls.
3. From 13.4% to 17.4% in Mexican-American girls.

Below is an image showing rising prevalence of childhood obesity for the last four decades.

 

Related posts:

1. Childhood Obesity.
2. Dangerous Effects of Childhood Obesity.
3. Treatment of Childhood Obesity.
4. Childhood Obesity Causes.
5. Preventing Childhood Obesity.
6. Obesity Statistics.
7. Obesity in America.
8. Obesity Causes|Genetic Causes.