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Key Data and Reports

Weight in Delaware

Table Key
Indicator

Delaware

% Change
Trendline

Target

Healthy Weight Prevalence in Adults

percentage of adults

27.1%

(2023)
Decreased 11%(2018 to 2023)

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32.0%

Obesity Prevalence in Adults

percentage of adults

35.7%

(2023)
Increased 7%(2018 to 2023)

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31.6%

Obesity Prevalence in Youth

percentage of youth

17.0%

(2021)
Increased 13%(2017 to 2021)

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14.8%

Overweight Prevalence in Adults

percentage of adults

35.6%

(2023)
Increased 4%(2018 to 2023)

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35.3%

Overweight Prevalence in Youth

percentage of youth

15.4%

(2021)
Decreased 7%(2017 to 2021)

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15.6%

Additional Information

Weight in Delaware

Data Sources


Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013-2019

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. 2019. Available at www.cdc.gov/yrbs.

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