Obesity and Overweight
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Data are for the U.S.
Adults
- Percent of adults aged 20 and over with obesity: 39.8% (2015-2016)
- Percent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, including obesity: 71.6% (2015-2016)
Source: Health, United States, 2017, table 53 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
Children and adolescents
- Percent of adolescents aged 12-19 years with obesity: 20.6% (2015-2016)
- Percent of children aged 6-11 years with obesity: 18.4% (2015-2016)
- Percent of children aged 2-5 years with obesity: 13.9% (2015-2016)
Source: Health, United States, 2017, table 53 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
More data
- Trends in Obesity/overweight from Health, United States
- Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2015–2016
- Attempts to Lose Weight Among Adults in the United States, 2013–2016
- Prevalence of High Weight-for-recumbent Length Among Infants and Toddlers From Birth to 24 Months of Age: United States, 1971–1974 Through 2013–2014
- Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2–19 Years: United States, 1963–1965 Through 2013–2014
- Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 1960–1962 Through 2013–2014
- Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents in the United States and Canada.
- Perception of Weight Status in U.S. Children and Adolescents Aged 8–15 Years, 2005–2012
- Prevalence of Obesity Among Older Adults in the United States, 2007–2010
- Prevalence of Low Weight-for-recumbent Length, Recumbent Length-for-age, and Weight-for-age Among Infants and Toddlers From Birth to 24 Months of Age: United States, 1999–2000 Through 2013–2014
- Prevalence of Underweight Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2–19 Years: United States, 1963–1965 Through 2013–2014
- Prevalence of Underweight Among Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 1960–1962 Through 2013–2014
- Current Asthma Prevalence by Weight Status Among Adults: United States, 2001–2014
- Characteristics of Physician Office Visits for Obesity by Adults Aged 20 and Over, United States, 2012
- Page last reviewed: June 13, 2016
- Page last updated: May 3, 2017
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