Obesity
(asked on 16th July 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) children and (b) adults in (i) Copeland constituency, (ii) Cumbria and (iii) England are classed as (A) overweight, (B) obese and (C) morbidly obese.
Table 1 shows the prevalence of children who are classified as overweight and obese in Copeland constituency, Cumbria and England. Public Health England (PHE) does not calculate severe obesity for children. The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data only consider children in Year 6 and Reception, rather than all children, and collects information on overweight and obese children. There is currently no universal definition of severe paediatric obesity
Table 1: Prevalence data presented as count and percentage
Children | Overweight | Obese | Morbidly obese |
Copeland constituency | Reception - 104 (15.3%) Year 6 - 91 (13.4%) | Reception – 67 (10.8%) Year 6 - 128 (20.6%) | Not available |
Cumbria | Reception - 720 (15.2%) Year 6 - 671 (14.1%) | Reception 448 (10.0%) Year 6 – 869 (19.3%) | Not available |
England | Reception – 76718 (13.1%) Year 6 – 84,758 (14.4%) | Reception - 48748 (9.5%) Year 6 – 98,190 (19.1%) | Not available |
Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre
http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB16070/nati-chil-meas-prog-eng-2013-2014-tab.xlsx
Table 2 below shows the prevalence of adults who are classified as overweight and obese in Copeland constituency, Cumbria and England. The data used by PHE in its Public Health Outcomes Framework are weight data for adults collected on a sample basis by Sport England, through its Active People Survey. The survey methodology determines the availability of final figures at local level.
Table 2: Percentage of adults classified as overweight or obese
Adults | Overweight | Obese | Morbidly obese |
Copeland constituency | 47.6% | 28.3% | Not available |
Cumbria | 44.5% | 23.9% | Not available |
England | 40.8% | 23.0% | Not available |
Source: Public Health England Public Health Outcomes Framework, using Active People Survey, Sport England, 2012 data