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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with obesity — NWS‑04 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
19.7 percent (2017-20)

Target:
15.5 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
17.8 percent of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years had obesity in 2013-16

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Obesity among children and adolescents, 2013-16 to 2017-20 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20
Total
17.8
CI 16.1 / 19.6
SE 0.835
19.7
CI 17.9 / 21.6
SE 0.876