Child obesity data for Northern Ireland is now available

New data on Child Obesity in Northern Ireland.

To inform the development of the Fit Futures: Focus on Food, Activity and Young People Strategy with its specific focus on childhood obesity and to measure progress against the relevant Public Service Agreement and Investing for Health targets, administrative data is gathered from the Child Health System in each of the four Health and Social Services Boards in Northern Ireland.

Information relating to the percentage of Primary 1 children in Northern Ireland who are obese is presented in this table for the years 1997-2006. The figures are calculated using the International Standard measurement for Obesity.