Percentage of Obesity ages 2-19
■ Overweight or Obesity ■ Obesity
■ Overweight or Obesity ■ Obesity
Young children ages 2 to 5 have a lower prevalence of overweight and obesity than older youth
Among young people ages 2 to 19:
•About 31.8 percent are considered to be either overweight or obese, and 16.9 percent are considered to be obese.
•About 1 in 3 boys (33 percent) are considered to be overweight or obese, compared with 30.4 percent of girls.
•About 18.6 percent of boys and 15 percent of girls are considered to be obese
Among children and adolescents ages 6 to 19:
•Almost 1 in 3 (33.2 percent) are considered to be overweight or obese, and 18.2 percent are considered to be obese.
•More than 2 in 5 black and Hispanic youth (more than 41 percent) are considered to be overweight or obese.
•About 25.7 percent of black, 22.9 percent of Hispanic, and 15.2 percent of white youth are considered to be obese.
Determining Obesity Among Children and Adolescence
BMI Classification
At or above the 85th percentile Overweight or obese
At or above the 95th percentile Obese
Children grow at different rates at different times, so it is not always easy to tell if a child is overweight. BMI charts for children compare their height and weight to other children of their same sex and age. An online tool for guaging the BMIs of children and teens can be found at http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/Calculator.aspx
BMI Classification
At or above the 85th percentile Overweight or obese
At or above the 95th percentile Obese
Children grow at different rates at different times, so it is not always easy to tell if a child is overweight. BMI charts for children compare their height and weight to other children of their same sex and age. An online tool for guaging the BMIs of children and teens can be found at http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/Calculator.aspx