Obesity Statistics

New York State

• Overweight and Obesity New York State Adults 2014. BRFSS Brief. Number 1605 (PDF)
• Creating Healthy Places to Live, Work, and Play, September 2015 (PDF)
• Overweight and Obesity. New York State Adults 2011. BRFSS Brief. Number 1304 (PDF)
• Adult Overweight and Obesity in New York State, 2000-2010 (PDF)
• Student Weight Status Data
• Obesity Statistics and Prevention Activities by County

Obesity-related Information for Action Reports

• IFA # 2015-04: Obesity is a major cancer risk factor. Obesity-related cancers cause substantial illness and death in NYS (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-10: Changes to Student Weight Status Reporting Improves Data Quality (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-06: Rates of Student Obesity are Significantly Higher in High Need School Districts (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-05: One-third of School-age Children in New York State (exclusive of New York City) are Overweight or Obese (PDF)
• IFA #2012-02: Pediatric Health Care Providers Play an Important Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity (PDF)
• IFA #2011-5: Child Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption

U.S.

• During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity among adults. CDC's U.S. Obesity Trends. Reference: Flegal, KM, Carroll, MD, Ogden CL, et al. Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults (PDF, 275KB, 8pg.), 1999-2008 JAMA. 2010;303(3):235-241
• Among US children enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in 2008, American Indian children and Hispanic children had the highest prevalence of obesity (20% and 18%, respectively), followed by Whites (13%) and Blacks (12%). Reference: CDC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance Survey, 2008.