This statistic displays the share of children with an underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age. In that year, five percent of boys and three percent of girls aged 12 to 15 years old were at risk of being underweight.
Share of children with underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age
 Weighted bases:, n (boys)=729, n (girls)=674. The source provides the following information: - children whose body mass index was more than seven standard deviations above or below the norm for their age were excluded from the table.
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Scottish Government. (November 12, 2024). Share of children with underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374114/children-with-underweight-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of children with underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374114/children-with-underweight-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2024). Share of children with underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374114/children-with-underweight-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of Children with Underweight Body Mass Index in Scotland in 2023, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374114/children-with-underweight-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Share of children with underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374114/children-with-underweight-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Share of children with underweight body mass index in Scotland in 2023, by gender and age [Graph], Scottish Government, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374114/children-with-underweight-body-mass-index-by-gender-and-age-in-scotland-uk/
