This statistic displays the share of boys between six and nine years who are overweight or obese in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by country. In this period, 38 percent of boys in Italy were overweight.
Share of boys between six and nine years who are overweight or obese in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by country
The source adds the following information: " Based on the 2007 WHO recommended growth reference for school-age children and adolescents (de Onis M, Onyango AW, Borghi E, Siyam A, Nishida C, Siekmann J. Development of a WHO growth
reference for school-aged children and adolescents. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2007; 85(9): 660-667). Children with a BMI/A Z-score < -5 or > +5 are excluded.
Figures refer to children belonging to the following age groups: 7-year-olds: Bulgaria (BUL); Czechia (CZH); Denmark (DEN); Estonia (EST); Finland (FIN); Georgia (GEO); Greece (GRE); Hungary (HUN);
Ireland (IRE); Lithuania (LTU); Latvia (LVT); Malta (MAT); The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD); Montenegro (MNE); Moscow city (RUS); Portugal (POR); Spain (SPA); Serbia (SRB); Slovakia
(SVK); Slovenia (SVN); Tajikistan (TJK); Turkmenistan (TKM); Turkey (TUR) – 8-year-olds: Albania (ALB); Austria (AUT); Croatia (CRO); France (FRA); Italy (ITA); Norway (NOR); Poland (POL); Romania (ROM);
San Marino (SMR); Sweden (SWE) – 9-year-olds: Cyprus (CYP); Kazakhstan (KAZ)"
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WHO. (May 22, 2018). Share of boys between six and nine years who are overweight or obese in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/865604/boys-overweight-obese-prevalence-by-europe-by-country/
WHO. "Share of boys between six and nine years who are overweight or obese in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by country." Chart. May 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/865604/boys-overweight-obese-prevalence-by-europe-by-country/
WHO. (2018). Share of boys between six and nine years who are overweight or obese in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/865604/boys-overweight-obese-prevalence-by-europe-by-country/
WHO. "Share of Boys between Six and Nine Years Who Are Overweight or Obese in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/865604/boys-overweight-obese-prevalence-by-europe-by-country/
WHO, Share of boys between six and nine years who are overweight or obese in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by country Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/865604/boys-overweight-obese-prevalence-by-europe-by-country/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Share of boys between six and nine years who are overweight or obese in Europe from 2015 to 2017, by country [Graph], WHO, May 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/865604/boys-overweight-obese-prevalence-by-europe-by-country/