22:
95:
from a record high of 9% set in 2002. Starting in 2006, the government has worked to cut high-fat foods and high sugar drinks from school cafeterias, and also to curb advertising for junk food during daytime television hours, these moves are being credited with slowing the rate of obesity in New
Zealand, especially among the young.
94:
In 2004, over 30 percent of children in New
Zealand were classified as overweight. In the 2008 figures, 8.3% of children ages 5 to 14 in New Zealand were classified as obese. While more numerous than the same demographic in Australia (between 5 and 6%), the number of obese children actually declined
74:
Out of a total estimated population of 4.3 million in 2008, the
Ministry's studies show that roughly 1.13 million New Zealand adults were overweight, with an extra 826,000 obese. The 2008 figures, which represent samples from 2006 and 2007, show that 25% of New Zealand adults are obese, a slight
78:
Obesity is more prevalent in New
Zealand females from age 5 until the age of 34, at which time the males overtake the females in terms of percentage. After essentially coming in at a dead heat in the 55 to 64 bracket, female obesity becomes a higher risk for 65- to 74-year-olds than it does for
115:
children are obese. In 2008, 65% of adult
Pacific New Zealanders and 43% of adult MÄori were obese, compared to 23% of white adults, and 12% of Asian New Zealanders were obese. Out of all the ethnic groups surveyed, only the Asians reported a large increase in obesity from the 2002 statistics.
114:
descent had a much higher rate of obesity than white New
Zealanders. The rate for the Pacific peoples were nearly triple the white average, while MÄori reported nearly double the white rate. As of 2017, 50% of MÄori adults, 18% of MÄori children, 69% of Polynesian adults, and 29% of Polynesian
90:
As of 2017, 21% of children (aged 2â12) are overweight, with a further 100,000 (12.3%) being obese. The child obesity rate has not changed significantly since 2011/12 (when it was 10.7%), although it has increased since 2006/07 (8.4%).
289:
606:
571:
611:
293:
621:
566:
232:
581:
561:
490:
193:
500:
601:
556:
596:
576:
616:
515:
510:
586:
455:
39:
has become an important national health concern in recent years, with high numbers of people afflicted in every age and ethnic group.
263:
344:
240:
201:
429:
389:
98:
The 2017 study showed that children in deprived areas are 2.5 times more likely to become obese than those in well-off areas.
82:
The 2017 study showed that adults in deprived areas are 1.5 times more likely to become obese than those in well-off areas.
124:
71:
between 25.0 and 29.9), with a further 1.2 million people (32%) being obese (BMI over 30.0), up from 29% in 2011/12.
64:
652:
470:
642:
52:
647:
533:
422:
29:(WHO), New Zealand has the second-highest prevalence of overweight adults in the English-speaking world.
26:
318:
415:
48:
450:
170:
8:
465:
367:
591:
505:
495:
485:
475:
47:
As of June 2008, 26.5% of New
Zealanders are obese, a number only surpassed in the
21:
538:
460:
68:
107:
67:
Survey of 2016/17 found that 34% of adults (aged 15 and over) are overweight (
636:
129:
111:
35:
407:
42:
75:
increase from 2002 and 2003 (24%) but a wide rise from 1997 (19%).
264:"Annual Update of Key Results 2016/17: New Zealand Health Survey"
345:"New Zealand to adopt 'traffic light' anti-obesity campaign"
101:
292:. Statistics New Zealand. 15 May 2008. Archived from
227:
225:
223:
221:
219:
290:"National Population Estimates: March 2009 quarter"
216:
258:
256:
254:
252:
250:
43:Prevalence of obesity in New Zealand's population
634:
247:
165:
423:
173:. Ministry of Social Development. 1 June 2008
163:
161:
159:
157:
155:
153:
151:
149:
147:
145:
365:
79:males, only to switch odds again after 75.
430:
416:
282:
142:
359:
85:
313:
311:
20:
58:
635:
437:
191:
25:According to 2007 statistics from the
411:
368:"Overweight and obesity in Australia"
308:
185:
390:"New Zealand slashes obesity levels"
347:. The Canadian Press. 31 August 2007
337:
125:List of countries by body mass index
102:MÄori, Asians, and Pacific Islanders
13:
382:
192:Streib, Lauren (8 February 2007).
18:Overview of obesity in New Zealand
14:
664:
392:. Associated Press. 4 June 2008
319:"Question and Answer - Obesity"
456:Federated States of Micronesia
366:Mandy Biggs (5 October 2006).
171:"Obesity - Social Report 2008"
106:In the 2008 report, adults of
1:
135:
7:
194:"World's Fattest Countries"
118:
10:
669:
547:
524:
443:
370:. Parliament of Australia
27:World Health Organization
607:Northern Mariana Islands
572:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
653:Obesity in the Pacific
86:New Zealand's children
49:English-speaking world
30:
643:Health in New Zealand
550:and other territories
323:NZ Ministry of Health
24:
233:"Obesity statistics"
59:New Zealand's Adults
243:on 30 January 2018.
648:Obesity by country
438:Obesity in Oceania
270:. 14 December 2017
268:Ministry of Health
237:Ministry of Health
204:on 16 October 2007
65:Ministry of Health
31:
630:
629:
622:Wallis and Futuna
567:Clipperton Island
525:Associated states
660:
612:Pitcairn Islands
582:French Polynesia
562:Christmas Island
491:Papua New Guinea
471:Marshall Islands
444:Sovereign states
432:
425:
418:
409:
408:
402:
401:
399:
397:
386:
380:
379:
377:
375:
363:
357:
356:
354:
352:
341:
335:
334:
332:
330:
315:
306:
305:
303:
301:
286:
280:
279:
277:
275:
260:
245:
244:
239:. Archived from
229:
214:
213:
211:
209:
200:. Archived from
189:
183:
182:
180:
178:
167:
63:The New Zealand
668:
667:
663:
662:
661:
659:
658:
657:
633:
632:
631:
626:
549:
543:
526:
520:
501:Solomon Islands
439:
436:
406:
405:
395:
393:
388:
387:
383:
373:
371:
364:
360:
350:
348:
343:
342:
338:
328:
326:
317:
316:
309:
299:
297:
288:
287:
283:
273:
271:
262:
261:
248:
231:
230:
217:
207:
205:
190:
186:
176:
174:
169:
168:
143:
138:
121:
104:
88:
61:
45:
19:
12:
11:
5:
666:
656:
655:
650:
645:
628:
627:
625:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
602:Norfolk Island
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
557:American Samoa
553:
551:
545:
544:
542:
541:
536:
530:
528:
527:of New Zealand
522:
521:
519:
518:
513:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
447:
445:
441:
440:
435:
434:
427:
420:
412:
404:
403:
381:
358:
336:
307:
296:on 23 May 2009
281:
246:
215:
184:
140:
139:
137:
134:
133:
132:
127:
120:
117:
103:
100:
87:
84:
60:
57:
44:
41:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
665:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
640:
638:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
597:New Caledonia
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
577:Easter Island
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
554:
552:
546:
540:
537:
535:
532:
531:
529:
523:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
448:
446:
442:
433:
428:
426:
421:
419:
414:
413:
410:
391:
385:
369:
362:
346:
340:
325:. 1 June 2008
324:
320:
314:
312:
295:
291:
285:
269:
265:
259:
257:
255:
253:
251:
242:
238:
234:
228:
226:
224:
222:
220:
203:
199:
195:
188:
172:
166:
164:
162:
160:
158:
156:
154:
152:
150:
148:
146:
141:
131:
128:
126:
123:
122:
116:
113:
109:
99:
96:
92:
83:
80:
76:
72:
70:
66:
56:
54:
53:United States
50:
40:
38:
37:
28:
23:
16:
548:Dependencies
534:Cook Islands
480:
394:. Retrieved
384:
372:. Retrieved
361:
349:. Retrieved
339:
327:. Retrieved
322:
298:. Retrieved
294:the original
284:
272:. Retrieved
267:
241:the original
236:
206:. Retrieved
202:the original
197:
187:
175:. Retrieved
130:Downsize Me!
105:
97:
93:
89:
81:
77:
73:
62:
46:
33:
32:
15:
481:New Zealand
208:12 February
36:New Zealand
34:Obesity in
637:Categories
136:References
112:Polynesian
110:and other
451:Australia
466:Kiribati
119:See also
617:Tokelau
516:Vanuatu
274:19 June
51:by the
592:Hawaii
511:Tuvalu
396:5 July
374:5 July
351:5 July
329:5 July
300:20 May
198:Forbes
177:5 July
506:Tonga
496:Samoa
486:Palau
476:Nauru
108:MÄori
587:Guam
539:Niue
461:Fiji
398:2009
376:2009
353:2009
331:2009
302:2009
276:2018
210:2009
179:2009
69:BMI
639::
321:.
310:^
266:.
249:^
235:.
218:^
196:.
144:^
55:.
431:e
424:t
417:v
400:.
378:.
355:.
333:.
304:.
278:.
212:.
181:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
