Childhood Overweight (including obesity)

Year of Survey

Age Range

Boys

Girls

Cut Off

WHO Africa Region

Algeria

2003

7-17

6.0

5.6

IOTF

Ethiopia

1987-1995

5-17

0.1

0.4

IOTF

Mali

1993

5-17

0.2

0.5

IOTF

Senegal

1992

5-17

0.1

0.7

IOTF

Seychelles

1999

5,9,12 & 16

9.2

15.8

IOTF

South Africa

2001-4

6-13

14

17.9

IOTF

Zimbabwe

1990-4

5-17

1.7

2.4

IOTF

WHO Americas Region

Bolivia (urban)

2003

14-17

15.6

27.5

IOTF

Brazil

2002

7-10

23.0

21.1

IOTF

Canada

2004

12-17

 32.3

25.8

IOTF

Chile

2000

6

26.0

27.1

IOTF

Mexico

2000

10-17

17

20.7

IOTF

Trinidad & Tobago

1999

5,6,9 & 10

8.1

8.8

IOTF

USA

2003/4

6-17

35.1

36

IOTF

Venezuela

1976-82

10 & 15

21.1

17.2

IOTF

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

Bahrain

2000

12-17

29.9

42.4

IOTF

Iran

1995

6

24.7

26.8

IOTF

Kuwait

1999-2000

10-14

30.0

31.8

85th centile

Lebanon

1996

5-17

23.4

19.7

IOTF

Quatar

2003

12-17

36.5

23.6

IOTF

Saudi Arabia

2002

5-17

16.7

19.4

IOTF

WHO European Region

Austria

2003

8-12yrs

22.5

16.7

90th centile

Belgium

1998-9

5-15yrs

27.7

26.8

85th centile

Bulgaria

1998

7-17yr

18.9

16.1

IOTF

Cyprus

1999-2000

6-17yrs

25.4

22.6

IOTF

Czech Republic

2001

5-17yr

14.7

13.4

IOTF

Denmark

1996/7

5-16yrs

14.1

15.3

IOTF

England

2004

5-17yrs

29

29.3

IOTF

Estonia (self report)

2001/2

13 & 15yrs

19.4

9

IOTF

Finland (self report)

1999

12, 14 & 16yrs

17.2

10.1

IOTF

France

2000

7-9yrs

17.9

18.2

IOTF

Germany

1995

5-17yrs

14.1

14.0

IOTF

Greece

2003

13-17yrs

29.6

16.1

IOTF

Hungary

1993-4

10 & 15

17.8

15.9

IOTF

Iceland

1998

9yrs

22.0

25.5

IOTF

Italy

1993-2001

5-17yrs

26.6

24.8

IOTF

Malta (self report)

2001

13 & 15yrs

30.9

20.1

IOTF

Netherlands

1997

5-17yrs

8.8

11.8

IOTF

Poland

2001

7-9yrs

13.6

14.7

IOTF

Portugal

2002/3

7-9yrs

29.5

34.3

IOTF

Russian Federation

1992

5-17yrs

24.2

19.7

IOTF

Slovakia

1995-99

11-17yrs

9.8

8.2

IOTF

Spain

2000/2

13-14yrs

35

32

IOTF

Sweden

2001

6-11yrs

17.6

27.4

IOTF

Switzerland

2002

6-12yrs

16.6

19.1

IOTF

Turkey

2001

12-17yrs

11.4

10.3

IOTF

WHO South East Asia Region

India

2002

5-17yrs*

12.9

8.2

IOTF

Nepal

1997

5-17yrs

0

0

IOTF

Sri Lanka

2003

10 -15yrs

1.7

2.7

IOTF

Thailand

1997

5-15yrs

21.1

12.6

85th Centile NHANES

WHO Western Pacific Region

Australia

2003/4

6-11yrs

23.2

30.3

IOTF

China

1999-2000

11 & 15

14.9

8.0

IOTF

Japan

1996-2000

6-14yrs

16.2

14.3

IOTF

New Zealand

2000

11 & 12

30.0

IOTF

Singapore

1993

10 & 15

20.4

14.6

IOTF

Taiwan

2001

6-18yrs

26.8

16.5

IOTF