Preschool children (less than 5 years of age)
Total population – 678 million
Overweight – 40 million (5.9%)
School-age children (5-9 years)
Total population – 638 million
Overweight – 131 million (20.6%)
Adolescents (10-19 years)
Total population – 1.2 billion
Overweight – 207 million (17.3%)
Adults (18+ years)
Total population – 5.1 billion
Overweight – 2 billion (38.9%)
(UNICEF-WHO-The World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates – Levels and trends, March 2019)
