Exhibit 193 · Health E-Stat report
Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Severe Obesity Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2–19 Years: United States, 1963–1965 Through 2021–2023
In August 2021–August 2023, an estimated 21.1% of U.S. children and adolescents ages 2–19 years had obesity, including 7.0% with severe obesity and another 15.1% who were overweight.
NCHS Health E-Stat on the August 2021–August 2023 NHANES cycle: an estimated 21.1 percent of US children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 had obesity, including 7.0 percent with severe obesity, and another 15.1 percent were overweight. Table 1 gives 5.2 percent obesity and about 1 percent severe obesity in 1971–1974.
- Source
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics
- Date
- NHANES cycle August 2021–August 2023
- Quoted from
- NCHS Health E-Stat (Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Severe Obesity Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2-19 Years, 1963-1965 through Aug 2021-Aug 2023), p. 1 text under the title
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/hestat112.pdf
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit