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  • Dataset | 13 Dec 2023
Table 3: Prevalence (%) of obesity in children 7-9 years and 10-19 years of age

Prevalence (%) of obesity in children 7-9 years and 10-19 years of age

Prevalence (%) of obesity in children 7-9 years* ( WHO Europe 2025 ) and 10-19 years of age ( WHO GHOc  )

* 2022-2024 data collection round, obesity defined using WHO Growth Reference data ( WHO 2007a  ); ** 2022 data, obesity defined using WHO Growth Reference data ( WHO 2007a  )

Country7-9 years old10-19 years old
 TotalBoysGirlsTotalBoysGirls
Belgium---6.57.95.1
Bulgaria15.216.713.710.212.08.3
Czechia8.910.67.04.55.93.0
Denmark5.56.24.75.57.53.3
Germany11.915.57.68.710.66.8
Estonia10.912.59.49.912.57.2
Ireland7.28.16.28.18.97.3
Greece18.122.913.29.712.07.2
Spain14.716.712.68.59.97.0
France---3.83.93.7
Croatia15.418.712.07.69.75.3
Italy16.819.714.07.29.25.2
Cyprus19.724.814.812.615.89.3
Latvia8.710.66.74.96.03.7
Lithuania9.29.68.75.15.54.7
Luxembourg7.57.97.17.18.35.9
Hungary12.113.310.813.716.310.9
Malta17.119.015.110.112.47.6
Netherlands---4.55.03.9
Austria8.812.05.710.712.98.4
Poland14.618.610.76.17.44.7
Portugal14.114.014.26.17.44.7
Romania11.915.68.36.98.84.9
Slovenia10.111.58.79.411.67.0
Slovakia11.013.38.68.09.46.5
Finland12.813.412.213.015.910.1
Sweden13.315.411.29.411.76.9