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Overweight And Severely Overweight (Obesity) Prevalence Among Primary One Children, Annual

Description

Annual overweight and severely overweight (obesity) prevalence among Primary One children in Singapore from 2013 through 2025, compiled by the Singapore Department of Statistics from Health Promotion Board school measurements. Years 2020–2021 use partial-year data due to COVID-19 disruptions; series supports SDG 2.2.2 monitoring. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M870381.

Official description

Source: HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD Data Last Updated: 20/05/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Year 2020 data was based on 3-month data from January to March 2020 instead of the entire year as the COVID-19 situation disrupted the measurement of height and weight in schools. Year 2021 data was based on 4-month data from January to April 2021 instead of the entire year as the COVID-19 situation disrupted the measurement of height and weight in schools. Data are used for SDG 2.2.2 'Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)'. Please refer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Metadata (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata) for more information on SDG 2.2.2. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M870381

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Coverage
2013-01-01 – 2025-12-31
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1
Columns
14

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Overweight And Severely Overweight Primary One Children 9.400000 8.900000 9.500000 12.100000 13.400000 10.100000 9.600000 10.000000 10.800000 10.400000 9.600000 9.800000 10.500000

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Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2025 Numeric No
2024 Numeric No
2023 Numeric No
2022 Numeric No
2021 Numeric No
2020 Numeric No
2019 Numeric No
2018 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2016 Numeric No
2015 Numeric No
2014 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No