Weighted bases:, n (1998)=1,916, n (2003)=2,425, n (2008)=1,290, n (2009)=1,882, n (2010)=1,253, n (2011)=1,276, n (2012)=1,283, n (2013)=1,347, n (2014)=1,210, n (2015)=969, n (2016)= 1,088, n(2017)= 1,115; n(2018)= 1,319; n (2019)= 1,345; n (2021) = 777; n(2022)=712. Data for 2020 were excluded due to the pandemic affecting data collection. The source provides the following information: - the 1998 to 2011 have been revised as prior to 2012 cases which were more than 3 standard deviations above or below the mean for all children were excluded.
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Children with an unhealthy body mass index in Scotland 1998-2023, by gender
This statistic displays the proportion of children with an unhealthy body mass index in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by gender. In 2023, ** percent of boys and ** percent of girls in Scotland had an unhealthy body mass index.
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Scottish Government. (November 12, 2024). Share of children with an unhealthy body mass index in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/374095/children-with-an-unhealthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of children with an unhealthy body mass index in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by gender ." Chart. November 12, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/374095/children-with-an-unhealthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2024). Share of children with an unhealthy body mass index in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by gender . ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/374095/children-with-an-unhealthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of Children with An Unhealthy Body Mass Index in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by Gender ." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Nov 2024, /statistics/374095/children-with-an-unhealthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Share of children with an unhealthy body mass index in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/374095/children-with-an-unhealthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Share of children with an unhealthy body mass index in Scotland from 1998 to 2023, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/374095/children-with-an-unhealthy-body-mass-index-by-gender-in-scotland-uk/
