Obesity Profile: December 2022 update
Obesity Profile online data tool: update with data from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for academic year 2021 to 2022.
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The Obesity Profile displays data from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) showing the prevalence of underweight, healthy weight, overweight, obesity and severe obesity at upper and lower tier local authority, regional and national level over time, for children in reception (aged 4 to 5 years) and year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years).
Previously the profile provided data for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) using 3-year combined NCMP data. The CCG geography has been removed from the profile and replaced with integrated care boards (ICBs) and sub-ICB locations. Indicators in the profile for ICB geographies use one year of NCMP data and are presented in the NCMP prevalence data topic.
The Obesity Profile also presents inequalities in child obesity prevalence by sex, deprivation quintile and ethnic group by local authorities using 5 years of NCMP data combined.
The NCMP small area data topic displays trend data on the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) and obesity for Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs) and electoral wards, with comparator data for local authorities and England. The prevalence estimates use 3 years of NCMP data combined to produce as robust an indicator as possible at small area level.
This update also includes the publication of the national patterns and trends in child obesity data slide set, showing the 2021 to 2022 NCMP data. It is available in the reports data view of the Obesity Profile. The 2021 to 2022 NCMP data was previously published by NHS Digital on 3 November 2022.
The Obesity Profile also includes indicators on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults as well as contextual indicators for several topic areas that are determinants of or related to child and adult obesity.