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

Prevalence (%) of overweight in children under 5 years, 7-9 years and 10-19 years of age

Economic burden (in 2022 SEK) of pre-obesity or obesity in childhood or adolescence. The values refer to the increased total lifetime costs for a child (or adolescent) with pre-obesity or obesity...

Economic burden (in 2022 US $) of childhood pre-obesity or obesity. The values refer to the increased costs of a child having pre-obesity or obesity relative to a child of healthy...

Prevalence is a measure of disease occurence; the proportion of individuals in a population with a certain condition at a specified point in time (point prevalence) or at any time during a specified time interval...

A person is considered overweight if he or she has a Body mass index greater than or equal to 25. Pre-obesity is sometimes erroneously used interchangeably with overweight. Having...

Obesity is the condition of severe overweight where a person has a body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30. Pre-obesity is sometimes erroneously used interchangeably with overweight...

A person is considered to be pre-obese if he or she has a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25 but less than 30. Pre-obesity is sometimes erroneously...

Particulate Matter (abbreviation: PM) is a collective name for fine solid or liquid particles added to the atmosphere by processes at the earth's surface. Particulate matter includes dust, smoke...

Healthcare costs of lung cancer in the EU in 2009 Source: Luengo-Fernandez et al. 2013, Economic burden of cancer across the European Union: a population-based cost analysis...