Annual increase calculated as the CAGR over the time-period.
For children aged 5-19 years, overweight is defined as BMI-for-age greater than 1 standard deviation above the WHO Growth Reference median; and obesity is defined as greater than 2 standard deviations above the WHO Growth Reference median.
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Countries with the highest annual increase in childhood obesity worldwide 2010-2025
In the period 2010 to 2025, the share of children with obesity in Liberia increased by over 13 percent year-on-year. Furthermore, Uganda and Pakistan also experienced an annual increase in childhood obesity of over 10 percent in the 15-year period up to 2025.
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