World Health Organization, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Childhood overweight brief
Briefs & Fact Sheets
20 Oct 2025
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.
17 May 2023
 
			
		The sixth data collection round of COSI involves 35 Member States, and data collection is still ongoing in several countries.
This fact sheet presents the results from 13 of these States that collected information during the 2021-2022 school year on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's health.
The findings of this research on the pandemic's consequences are extremely important for participating countries to help prepare for the future.