Obesity Profile update: July 2022
Obesity Profile online data tool: update with new data on adult obesity prevalence from the Active Lives Adult Survey (ALAS) 2015 to 2021 and national and regional data from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for academic year 2020 to 2021.
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This update includes the addition of a new indicator for adult obesity prevalence using data from the Active Lives Adult Survey (ALAS). Data is presented at upper and lower tier local authority, region and England for the years 2015 to 2021. England level data on inequalities is also included for this indicator, displaying data by index of multiple deprivation decile, ethnic group, working status, disability, level of education, socioeconomic class, age and sex.
The start of the 2020 to 2021 National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) was delayed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response. In March 2021 local authorities were asked to collect a representative 10% sample of data because it was not feasible to expect a full NCMP collection so late into the academic year. This sample has enabled national and regional estimates of children’s weight status (including obesity prevalence) for 2020 to 2021 and contributes towards assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s physical health. The headline NCMP data has already been published by NHS Digital in November 2021.
In this update to the Obesity Profile, the England and regional level data from the 2020 to 2021 NCMP has been added for the Reception and Year 6 indicators for prevalence of underweight, healthy weight, overweight, obesity and severe obesity.