Obesity - adult prevalence rate (%)
See how world countries compare to each other in terms of Obesity - adult prevalence rate. Follow the color coded map to visually see how Obesity - adult prevalence rate is distributed between world countries. The darker the color, the higher the value. You can filter which regions to display in the table. When filters are used the two ranks are displayed: the one within the current filter set and the global rank.
This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
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# | Country | Value | Last update | |
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1 / 1 | American Samoa | 74.60 | 2007 | |
2 / 2 | Nauru | 71.10 | 2008 | |
3 / 3 | Cook Islands | 63.70 | 2008 | |
4 / 4 | Tokelau | 63.40 | 2007 | |
5 / 5 | Tonga | 57.60 | 2008 | |
6 / 6 | Samoa | 54.10 | 2008 | |
7 / 7 | Palau | 48.90 | 2008 | |
8 / 8 | Kiribati | 46.00 | 2008 | |
9 / 9 | Marshall Islands | 45.40 | 2008 | |
10 / 10 | Kuwait | 42.00 | 2008 | |
11 / 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 40.70 | 2008 | |
12 / 12 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 40.60 | 2008 | |
13 / 13 | Bahamas, The | 34.70 | 2008 | |
14 / 14 | Barbados | 34.70 | 2008 | |
15 / 15 | Belize | 33.70 | 2008 | |
16 / 16 | Qatar | 33.20 | 2008 | |
17 / 17 | Egypt | 33.10 | 2008 | |
18 / 18 | Saudi Arabia | 33.00 | 2008 | |
19 / 19 | United States | 33.00 | 2008 | |
20 / 20 | Bahrain | 32.90 | 2008 | |
21 / 21 | Czech Republic | 32.70 | 2008 | |
22 / 22 | United Arab Emirates | 32.70 | 2008 | |
23 / 23 | Mexico | 32.10 | 2008 | |
24 / 24 | South Africa | 31.30 | 2008 | |
25 / 25 | Fiji | 30.60 | 2008 | |
26 / 26 | Venezuela | 30.30 | 2008 | |
27 / 27 | Solomon Islands | 30.00 | 2008 | |
28 / 28 | Jordan | 30.00 | 2008 | |
29 / 29 | Argentina | 29.70 | 2008 | |
30 / 30 | Chile | 29.40 | 2008 | |
31 / 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.30 | 2008 | |
32 / 32 | Malta | 28.80 | 2008 | |
33 / 33 | Slovenia | 28.60 | 2008 | |
34 / 34 | New Zealand | 28.30 | 2008 | |
35 / 35 | Libya | 27.80 | 2008 | |
36 / 36 | Turkey | 27.80 | 2008 | |
37 / 37 | Hungary | 27.60 | 2008 | |
38 / 38 | Lithuania | 27.60 | 2008 | |
39 / 39 | Vanuatu | 27.50 | 2008 | |
40 / 40 | Lebanon | 27.40 | 2008 | |
41 / 41 | Syria | 27.10 | 2008 | |
42 / 42 | Iraq | 27.00 | 2008 | |
43 / 43 | United Kingdom | 26.90 | 2008 | |
44 / 44 | Australia | 26.80 | 2008 | |
45 / 45 | Spain | 26.60 | 2008 | |
46 / 46 | Russia | 26.50 | 2008 | |
47 / 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.50 | 2008 | |
48 / 48 | Israel | 26.20 | 2008 | |
49 / 49 | Canada | 26.20 | 2008 | |
50 / 50 | Luxembourg | 26.00 | 2008 | |
51 / 51 | El Salvador | 25.80 | 2008 | |
52 / 52 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.60 | 2008 | |
53 / 53 | Cyprus | 25.50 | 2008 | |
54 / 54 | Panama | 25.40 | 2008 | |
55 / 55 | Slovakia | 25.40 | 2008 | |
56 / 56 | Poland | 25.30 | 2008 | |
57 / 57 | Andorra | 25.20 | 2008 | |
58 / 58 | Ireland | 25.20 | 2008 | |
59 / 59 | Germany | 25.10 | 2008 | |
60 / 60 | Suriname | 25.10 | 2008 | |
61 / 61 | Dominica | 24.90 | 2008 | |
62 / 62 | Latvia | 24.90 | 2008 | |
63 / 63 | Serbia | 24.80 | 2008 | |
64 / 64 | Uruguay | 24.80 | 2008 | |
65 / 65 | Belarus | 24.30 | 2008 | |
66 / 66 | Croatia | 24.20 | 2008 | |
67 / 67 | Jamaica | 24.10 | 2008 | |
68 / 68 | Portugal | 24.00 | 2008 | |
69 / 69 | Armenia | 24.00 | 2008 | |
70 / 70 | Seychelles | 23.90 | 2008 | |
71 / 71 | Azerbaijan | 23.80 | 2008 | |
72 / 72 | Costa Rica | 23.70 | 2008 | |
73 / 73 | Kazakhstan | 23.70 | 2008 | |
74 / 74 | Bulgaria | 23.70 | 2008 | |
75 / 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.40 | 2008 | |
76 / 76 | Iceland | 23.20 | 2008 | |
77 / 77 | Finland | 23.00 | 2008 | |
78 / 78 | Grenada | 22.50 | 2008 | |
79 / 79 | Montenegro | 22.50 | 2008 | |
80 / 80 | Tunisia | 22.30 | 2008 | |
81 / 81 | Nicaragua | 22.20 | 2008 | |
82 / 82 | Belgium | 22.10 | 2008 | |
83 / 83 | Georgia | 22.10 | 2008 | |
84 / 84 | Cuba | 21.50 | 2008 | |
85 / 85 | Norway | 21.50 | 2008 | |
86 / 86 | Saint Lucia | 21.40 | 2008 | |
87 / 87 | Ecuador | 21.40 | 2008 | |
88 / 88 | Albania | 21.30 | 2008 | |
89 / 89 | Ukraine | 21.30 | 2008 | |
90 / 90 | Dominican Republic | 21.20 | 2008 | |
91 / 91 | Moldova | 21.20 | 2008 | |
92 / 92 | Macedonia | 21.10 | 2008 | |
93 / 93 | Austria | 20.90 | 2008 | |
94 / 94 | Oman | 20.90 | 2008 | |
95 / 95 | Estonia | 20.60 | 2008 | |
96 / 96 | Greece | 20.10 | 2008 | |
97 / 97 | Italy | 19.80 | 2008 | |
98 / 98 | Swaziland | 19.70 | 2008 | |
99 / 99 | Iran | 19.40 | 2008 | |
100 / 100 | Guatemala | 19.20 | 2008 | |
101 / 101 | Romania | 19.10 | 2008 | |
102 / 102 | Netherlands | 18.80 | 2008 | |
103 / 103 | Brazil | 18.80 | 2008 | |
104 / 104 | Sweden | 18.60 | 2008 | |
105 / 105 | Mauritius | 18.50 | 2008 | |
106 / 106 | Honduras | 18.40 | 2008 | |
107 / 107 | Denmark | 18.20 | 2008 | |
108 / 108 | France | 18.20 | 2008 | |
109 / 109 | Bolivia | 17.90 | 2008 | |
110 / 110 | Paraguay | 17.90 | 2008 | |
111 / 111 | Switzerland | 17.50 | 2008 | |
112 / 112 | Colombia | 17.30 | 2008 | |
113 / 113 | Guyana | 17.20 | 2008 | |
114 / 114 | Morocco | 16.40 | 2008 | |
115 / 115 | Papua New Guinea | 16.20 | 2008 | |
116 / 116 | Algeria | 16.00 | 2008 | |
117 / 117 | Peru | 15.70 | 2008 | |
118 / 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.50 | 2008 | |
119 / 119 | Uzbekistan | 15.10 | 2008 | |
120 / 120 | Lesotho | 14.60 | 2008 | |
121 / 121 | Yemen | 14.50 | 2008 | |
122 / 122 | Mongolia | 14.40 | 2008 | |
123 / 123 | Malaysia | 14.00 | 2008 | |
124 / 124 | Gabon | 13.90 | 2008 | |
125 / 125 | Turkmenistan | 13.20 | 2008 | |
126 / 126 | Maldives | 12.90 | 2008 | |
127 / 127 | Mauritania | 12.70 | 2008 | |
128 / 128 | Botswana | 11.20 | 2008 | |
129 / 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.60 | 2008 | |
130 / 130 | Cameroon | 10.30 | 2008 | |
131 / 131 | Cape Verde | 10.00 | 2008 | |
132 / 132 | Namibia | 9.50 | 2008 | |
133 / 133 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.50 | 2008 | |
134 / 134 | Djibouti | 9.40 | 2008 | |
135 / 135 | Thailand | 8.80 | 2008 | |
136 / 136 | Tajikistan | 8.60 | 2008 | |
137 / 137 | Gambia, The | 7.90 | 2008 | |
138 / 138 | Haiti | 7.90 | 2008 | |
139 / 139 | Korea, South | 7.70 | 2008 | |
140 / 140 | Ghana | 7.50 | 2008 | |
141 / 141 | Brunei | 7.50 | 2008 | |
142 / 142 | Singapore | 7.10 | 2008 | |
143 / 143 | Zimbabwe | 7.00 | 2008 | |
144 / 144 | Senegal | 6.80 | 2008 | |
145 / 145 | Sierra Leone | 6.80 | 2008 | |
146 / 146 | Nigeria | 6.50 | 2008 | |
147 / 147 | Angola | 6.40 | 2008 | |
148 / 148 | Philippines | 6.30 | 2008 | |
149 / 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.20 | 2008 | |
150 / 150 | Benin | 6.00 | 2008 | |
151 / 151 | Sudan | 6.00 | 2008 | |
152 / 152 | China | 5.70 | 2008 | |
153 / 153 | Pakistan | 5.50 | 2008 | |
154 / 154 | Bhutan | 5.30 | 2008 | |
155 / 155 | Sri Lanka | 5.10 | 2008 | |
156 / 156 | Tanzania | 5.00 | 2008 | |
157 / 157 | Japan | 5.00 | 2008 | |
158 / 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.90 | 2008 | |
159 / 159 | Mozambique | 4.90 | 2008 | |
160 / 160 | Liberia | 4.80 | 2008 | |
161 / 161 | Somalia | 4.80 | 2008 | |
162 / 162 | Indonesia | 4.80 | 2008 | |
163 / 163 | Congo, Republic of the | 4.70 | 2008 | |
164 / 164 | Comoros | 4.40 | 2008 | |
165 / 165 | Guinea | 4.40 | 2008 | |
166 / 166 | Malawi | 4.30 | 2008 | |
167 / 167 | Mali | 4.30 | 2008 | |
168 / 168 | Rwanda | 4.30 | 2008 | |
169 / 169 | Togo | 4.30 | 2008 | |
170 / 170 | Uganda | 4.30 | 2008 | |
171 / 171 | Kenya | 4.20 | 2008 | |
172 / 172 | Burma | 4.00 | 2008 | |
173 / 173 | Korea, North | 3.90 | 2008 | |
174 / 174 | Zambia | 3.60 | 2008 | |
175 / 175 | Central African Republic | 3.50 | 2008 | |
176 / 176 | Burundi | 2.90 | 2008 | |
177 / 177 | Chad | 2.70 | 2008 | |
178 / 178 | Timor-Leste | 2.70 | 2008 | |
179 / 179 | Laos | 2.60 | 2008 | |
180 / 180 | Niger | 2.40 | 2008 | |
181 / 181 | Burkina Faso | 2.30 | 2008 | |
182 / 182 | Afghanistan | 2.20 | 2008 | |
183 / 183 | Cambodia | 2.10 | 2008 | |
184 / 184 | India | 1.90 | 2008 | |
185 / 185 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.70 | 2008 | |
186 / 186 | Vietnam | 1.70 | 2008 | |
187 / 187 | Madagascar | 1.60 | 2008 | |
188 / 188 | Eritrea | 1.50 | 2008 | |
189 / 189 | Nepal | 1.40 | 2008 | |
190 / 190 | Ethiopia | 1.10 | 2008 | |
191 / 191 | Bangladesh | 1.10 | 2008 |