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Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese 1988-2014

Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese in selected periods between 1988 and 2014

The data illustrates the percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who are obese, in periods between 1988 and 2014. Over the period from 1988-1994, some 11% of all children aged 6-11 years were categorized as being obese.

1988-1994	11.3	10.5
1999-2002	15.9	16
2001-2004	17.5	17
2003-2006	17	17.6
2005-2008	17.4	17.9
2007-2010	18.8	18.2
2009-2012	17.9	19.4
2011-2014	17.5	20.5

Percentage of U.S. children and adolescents who were obese 1988-2014

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