Global Scale of Overweight and Obesity

  • 1 in 20 children under 5 years (5%) and 1 in 5 children and adolescents aged 5–19 years (20%) are overweight globally.
  • Total number of children and adolescents (0–19 years) living with overweight: ~427 million.
  • The number of overweight children aged 5–19 years has doubled from 194 million (2000) to 391 million (2022).
  • The share of obesity among all overweight children has increased from 30% (2000) to 42% (2022) — now 163 million children are obese.

Regional and Income-Level Trends

  • Top regions for child and adolescent overweight:
    1. Latin America & the Caribbean
    2. Middle East & North Africa
    3. North America
  • Regional Contributions: East Asia & Pacific, Latin America ....
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