Irish children score highly in health survey

IRISH children ranked second for physical activity in a survey of 41 countries and also scored highly for breakfast eating, having close friends and life satisfaction.

Irish children score highly in health survey

In a study covering Europe and North America, the World Health Organisation (WHO) found that 45% of Irish children are meeting the physical activity guidelines of at least one hour a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

At number one in the top 10 rating was Slovakia with 47% of children meeting the guidelines, while in third place was Finland with 43% meeting the target.

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