2. NON-MEDICAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH 2.4. Overweight and obesity among children 2.4.1 Children aged 5-17 years who are overweight (including obese), latest available estimates Girls
Boys Greece United States Italy Mexico New Zealand Chile United Kingdom Canada Hungary Iceland Slovenia Australia Spain Portugal OECD Brazil Russian Federation Sweden Finland India Netherlands South Africa Germany Czech Republic Slovak Republic Denmark France Norway Japan Switzerland Poland Turkey Korea China
37.0 35.9 30.9 29.0 28.8 27.1 26.6 26.1 25.9 25.5 24.4 24.0 22.9 21.6 21.4 21.1 19.8 19.5 19.1 18.3 17.9 17.7 17.6 16.9 16.2 15.2 14.9 14.7 14.4 13.1 12.4 10.3 9.9 4.5
50 40 30 % of children aged 5-17 years
20
10
0
45.0 35.0 32.4 28.1 28.2 28.6 22.7 28.9 25.5 22.0 28.7 22.0 32.9 23.5 22.9 23.1 24.2 17.0 23.6 20.6 14.7 13.6 22.6 24.6 17.5 14.1 13.1 12.9 16.2 16.7 16.3 11.3 16.2 5.9
0
10
20
30 40 50 % of children aged 5-17 years
Source: International Association for the Study of Obesity (2011).
1 2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932523994
2.4.2 Prevalence of overweight (including obesity) among 6- to 9-year-old children in eight OECD countries, 2007-08 Age 6
% 50
Age 7
Age 8
Age 9
46 44
40
38 34 27 24
20
30
29
30 22
19
26
25
23
23
21
10
0 Belgium
Czech Republic
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia
Sweden
Source: WHO Regional Office for Europe, forthcoming.
1 2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932524013
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