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- Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Severe Obesity Among Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 1960–1962 Through 2017–2018NCHS Health E-Stat (12/11/2020)
- Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Severe Obesity Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2–19 Years: United States, 1963–1965 Through 2017–2018NCHS Health E-Stat (12/11/2020)
- Characteristics of Residential Care Communities by Percentage of Resident Population Diagnosed With Dementia: United States, 2016pdf iconNHSR No. 148 (12/4/2020)
- Urgent Care Center and Retail Health Clinic Utilization Among Children: United States, 2019Data Brief No. 393 (12/3/2020)
- Increases in Prepregnancy Obesity: United States, 2016–2019Data Brief No. 392 (11/25/2020)
- Maternal and Infant Characteristics Among Women with Confirmed or Presumed Cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) During PregnancyCOVID-19 Reporting (11/17/2020)
Stat of the Day
Nearly one in five U.S. children and teenagers ages 2-19 are obese.
Sources: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2017-2018
Page last reviewed: December 11, 2020
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics