Table 11.
Prevalence of overweight (including obesity) and obesity in children in different countries, based on various criteria.
| Country, Year, Reference Number | Overweight, Including Obesity (%) | Obesity (%) | Age (years) | Reference Criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||
| Romania, 2016 | 31.4% | 27.9% | 16.7% | 14.9% | 7–18 | WHO |
| 31.7% | 23.5% | 14.2% | 8.9% | CDC | ||
| 30.6% | 24.8% | 8.5% | 6.2% | IOTF | ||
| France, 2011, [2] | 14.0% | 19% | 2.5% | 4% | 7–11 | IOTF |
| Portugal, 2014, [33] | 31.6% | 20.7% | 10.9% | 5.4% | 10–16 | WHO |
| 25.2% | 12.8% | 9.4% | 4.4% | CDC | ||
| 23.9% | 13.3% | 5.4% | 2% | IOTF | ||
| Spain, 2011, [19] | 44% | 36% | 19% | 16% | 2–15 | WHO |
| 32% | 30% | 11% | 12% | IOTF | ||
| Germany, 2017, [20] | 15.6% | 15.3% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 3–17 | German |
| Greece, 2011, [43] | 29.9% | 29.2% | 12.9% | 10.6% | 10–12 | IOTF |
| Ukraine, 2018, [32] | 21.8% | 13.8% | 5.8% | 2.7% | 6–18 | WHO |
| 15.5% | 9.9% | 4.8% | 2.5% | CDC | ||
| 13.8% | 8.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% | IOTF | ||
| Serbia, 2011, [36] | 10% | 5% | 15–18 | CDC | ||
| Russia, 2010, [44] | 10.3% | 4.7% | 14–17 | WHO | ||
| 8.6% | 2.6% | CDC | ||||
| 8.6% | 2.3% | Russian | ||||
| 9% | 2% | IOTF | ||||
| United States, 2011, [37] | 22.8% | 8.4% | 2–5 | CDC | ||
| 34.2% | 17.7% | 6–11 | ||||
| 34.5% | 20.5% | 12–19 | ||||
| Asia, 2018, [11] Pool of 41 studies | 18.7% | 15.7% | 7% | 4.8% | 5–11 | WHO/IOTF |
| 26.0% | 19.9% | 10.1% | 6.2% | 12–19 | ||
WHO, World Health Organization, IOTF, International Obesity Task Force, CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.