Table 4 Estimates of the proportion of obese children and adolescents aged 5–19 years, by region, published by the Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC; see Table 1)
From: The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action
Region | Sex | Estimated % obese children and adolescents in 1975 (uncertainty interval) | Estimated % obese children and adolescents in 2016 (uncertainty interval) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sub-Saharan Africa | Female | 0.1 (0.0–0.3) | 3.2 (2.2–4.4) |
Male | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | 1.7 (0.9–2.8) | |
South Asia | Female | 0.0 (0.0–0.1) | 1.8 (1.0–3.1) |
Male | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | 2.6 (1.4–4.5) | |
East and Southeast Asia | Female | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) | 5.9 (4.2–8.1) |
Male | 0.2 (0.0–0.7) | 12.1 (9.0–15.7) | |
High-income Asia-Pacific | Female | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | 2.7 (2.0–3.6) |
Male | 1.5 (0.8–2.8) | 7.5 (5.9–9.3) | |
Latin America and the Caribbean | Female | 1.6 (0.4–3.8) | 10.4 (7.8–13.6) |
Male | 1.8 (0.3–4.9) | 13.4 (10.0–17.2) | |
North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia | Female | 0.9 (0.1–2.5) | 11.3 (8.1–15.1) |
Male | 0.8 (0.1–2.8) | 12.0 (8.6–15.9) | |
High-income Western countries | Female | 3.8 (2.1–6.1) | 13.3 (10.3–16.6) |
Male | 4.1 (2.3–6.4) | 16.8 (13.2–20.6) | |
Central and Eastern Europe | Female | 0.8 (0.1–2.8) | 5.0 (2.8–8.3) |
Male | 1.1 (0.1–3.5) | 10.1 (6.2–15.6) | |
Oceania | Female | 0.7 (0.1–3.9) | 10.7 (4.2–21.0) |
Male | 0.7 (0.0–3.7) | 9.9 (3.5–20.5) |