Reduce consumption of added sugars by people aged 2 years and over — NWS‑10 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

Status: Little or no detectable change

Most Recent Data:
13.2 percent (2017-20) *

Target:
11.5 percent *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
13.5 percent was the mean percentage of calories from added sugars consumed by persons aged 2 years and over in 2013-16 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Confidence Interval (CI) not available Standard Error (SE) not available Confidence Interval (CI) and Standard Error (SE) are not available

Population	2013-16	2017-20
Total	13.5 CI 13.2 / 13.8 SE 0.162	13.2 CI 12.7 / 13.8 SE 0.269

Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS

Mean percent of total daily calorie intake from added sugars by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

*: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "2+ years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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