Updated May 8, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
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The following table lists the percentage of overweight and obese American children ages 6-19 years old. Dates for overweight data are from 1963-2004, and dates for obese children are from 1963–2012, as reported by the National Center for Health Statistics. The data shows that obesity has more than tripled in the United states between 1960 and 2000.
| Age (years)1 | 1963-1965 1966-19702 | 1971-1974 | 1976-1980 | 1988-1994 | 1999-2000 | 2003-2004 | 2009-2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | |||||||
| 6-11 | 4% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 18.8% | — |
| 12-19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17.4 | — |
| Obese | |||||||
| 6-11 | 4.2% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 11.3% | 15.1% | 18.8% | 17.9% |
| 12-19 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 19.4 |
*Estimates are considered unreliable and have a relative standard error of 20–30 percent. ( —) Data not available.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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