Reports and Indices

The Child Nutrition Report 2025

September 14 , 2025 16 hrs 0 min 39 0

This report, released by UNICEF and it highlights a global increase in childhood obesity and unhealthy diets.
Over 5 percent of children under five and 20 percent of those aged 5 to 19 are now living with being overweight.
The prevalence of obesity among school-age children and adolescents in 2025 was 9.4 percent.
The prevalence of underweight in the same age group was 9.2 percent in 2025.
More than half of affected children live in East Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South Asia.
In South Asia, overweight prevalence among those aged 5 to 19 increased nearly fivefold between 2000 and 2022.
The report links these trends to the spread and marketing of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and sugary beverages.