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By 2014, figures from the National Institute of diabetes shows that 82% of Americans are overweight. [14] National Center for Health Statistics at the CDC showed that 42.4% of U.S. adults were obese as of 2017–2018 (43% for men and 41.9% for women). [15] For the following statistics, "adult" is defined as age 20 and over.
The number of Canadians who are obese has risen dramatically in recent years. In 2004, direct measurements of height and weight found 23.1% of Canadians older than 18 had a BMI greater than 30. When broken down into degrees of obesity, 15.2% were class I (BMI 30–34.9), 5.1% were class II (BMI 35–39.9), and 2.7%, class III (BMI ≥ 40).
Rates of overweight among children 2 to 19 years in the USA. From 1980 to 2013, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children increased by nearly 50%. [102] Currently 10% of children worldwide are either overweight or obese. [2] In 2014, the World Health Organization established a high-level commission to end childhood obesity. [103]
Statistics from across the globe demonstrate that approximately 22 million children under the age of five are classified as obese. [8] Some health risks associated with childhood obesity include high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
Hopelessness feelings in school-age children rise 40% over 10 years. Feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness grew by 40% from 2009 to 2019, according to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is a U.S. government agency that provides statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the public health of the American people. It is a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System .
In 2010 the University of Virginia Demographics and Workforce Group's Virginia county and city population estimates have been shown to be more accurate than the census bureau's. [2] The discrepancy between the two population estimates is in large part due to Demographics and Workforce Group using an estimates methodology ratio correlation that ...