Wales
- Overview
- Obesity prevalence
- Trends over time
- Contextual factors
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Obesity prevalence
Trends over time
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Obesity prevalence
Adults, 2022-2023
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 16+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | National Survey for Wales 2022-2023. Available at https://www.gov.wales/national-survey-wales-april-2022-march-2023 (last accessed 06.11.23) |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2021-2022
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 16+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Welsh Health Survey, available at https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/National-Survey-for-Wales/Population-Health/Adult-Lifestyles/adultlifestyles-by-year-from202021 (last accessed 25.04.23) |
| Notes: | Not comparable with earlier surveys as involved telephone rather than face to face interview |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2019-2020
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 16+ |
| Sample size: | 5786 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | National Health Survey for Wales 2019-20. https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/National-Survey-for-Wales/Population-Health/Adult-Lifestyles (last accessed 30.09.20) |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2017-2018
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 16+ |
| Sample size: | 11381 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Self-reported |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Children, 2018-2019
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 4-5 |
| Sample size: | 31756 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Child Measurement Programme Wales 2018/19 (2021). Public Health Wales NHS Trust. https://phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/child-measurement-programme/#data Last accessed (01.04.21) |
| Definitions: | UK 90 |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Children, 2017-2018
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 4-5 |
| Sample size: | 32160 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Welsh Child Measurement Programme 2017-18 - http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/67795 (last accessed 8.03.19) |
| Notes: | UK 90 Growth Reference. 85th & 95th Centile |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Children, 2016-2017
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 4-5 |
| Sample size: | 24236 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Public Health Wales. (2018). The Child Measurement Programme for Wales 2016/17. Available: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/888/12743%20PHW%20CMP%20Report%20%28Eng%29.pdf. Last accessed 9th Oct 2018. |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Children, 2015-2016
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 4-5 |
| Sample size: | 33327 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Child Measurement Programme 2015-6 http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ |
| Notes: | 85th & 95th centile not IOTF cut off |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Children, 2014-2015
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 4-5 |
| Sample size: | 24284 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Child Measurement Programme 2014-5. http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/888/12318%20PHWO%20Child%20Measurement%20Eng%20August.pdf |
| Notes: | 85th & 95th centile not IOTF cut off |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Children, 2013-2014
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 4-5 |
| Sample size: | 30669 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Child Measurement Programme 2013/4 http://www2.nphs.wales.nhs.uk:8080/ChildMeasurementDocs.nsf/85c50756737f79ac80256f2700534ea3/692fe9649b4fc8be80257e49002a4bcb/$FILE/ATT0SH7G.pdf (last accessed 9th June 2015) |
| Notes: | NOT IOTF, 85th & 95th Centile |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
% Children living with overweight or obesity, 2013-2019
Boys
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 2013: Child Measurement Programme 2013/4 http://www2.nphs.wales.nhs.uk:8080/ChildMeasurementDocs.nsf/85c50756737f79ac80256f2700534ea3/692fe9649b4fc8be80257e49002a4bcb/$FILE/ATT0SH7G.pdf (last accessed 9th June 2015) 2014: Child Measurement Programme 2014-5. http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/888/12318%20PHWO%20Child%20Measurement%20Eng%20August.pdf 2015: Child Measurement Programme 2015-6 http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ 2016: Public Health Wales. (2018). The Child Measurement Programme for Wales 2016/17. Available: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/888/12743%20PHW%20CMP%20Report%20%28Eng%29.pdf. Last accessed 9th Oct 2018. 2017: Welsh Child Measurement Programme 2017-18 - http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/67795 (last accessed 8.03.19) 2018: Child Measurement Programme Wales 2018/19 (2021). Public Health Wales NHS Trust. https://phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/child-measurement-programme/#data Last accessed (01.04.21) |
| Notes: | Aged 4-5 |
| Definitions: | 85th & 95th centile not IOTF cut off |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
Girls
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 2013: Child Measurement Programme 2013/4 http://www2.nphs.wales.nhs.uk:8080/ChildMeasurementDocs.nsf/85c50756737f79ac80256f2700534ea3/692fe9649b4fc8be80257e49002a4bcb/$FILE/ATT0SH7G.pdf (last accessed 9th June 2015) 2014: Child Measurement Programme 2014-5. http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/888/12318%20PHWO%20Child%20Measurement%20Eng%20August.pdf 2015: Child Measurement Programme 2015-6 http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ 2016: Public Health Wales. (2018). The Child Measurement Programme for Wales 2016/17. Available: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/888/12743%20PHW%20CMP%20Report%20%28Eng%29.pdf. Last accessed 9th Oct 2018. 2017: Welsh Child Measurement Programme 2017-18 - http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/67795 (last accessed 8.03.19) 2018: Child Measurement Programme Wales 2018/19 (2021). Public Health Wales NHS Trust. https://phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/child-measurement-programme/#data Last accessed (01.04.21) |
| Notes: | Aged 4-5 |
| Definitions: | 85th & 95th centile not IOTF cut off |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
