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This is a list of countries by obesity rate, with data from the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2022. World Health Organization (2022 data)
List of countries by obesity rate; References This page was last edited on 6 January 2025, at 03:05 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Many of the island nations of the South Pacific have very high rates of obesity. Nauru has the highest rates of obesity in the world (94.5%) followed by Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the American Samoa. Being big has traditionally been associated with health, beauty, and status and many of these beliefs remain prevalent today. [62]
In this article we take a look at the 25 most obese countries in the world. Click to skip ahead and jump to the 10 most obese countries in the world. We might be in the middle of a life changing ...
Pages in category "Obesity by country" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... List of countries by obesity rate; M. Obesity in Malta;
The rate of obesity in cats was slightly higher at 6.4%. [286] In Australia, the rate of obesity among dogs in a veterinary setting has been found to be 7.6%. [287] The risk of obesity in dogs is related to whether or not their owners are obese; however, there is no similar correlation between cats and their owners. [288]
Nauru is known to have the highest rates of obese inhabitants worldwide. [2] The average body weight among Nauruans is approximately 100 kilograms (220 lb). [1] Nauru has an average BMI between 34 and 35. [3] In 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) warned Nauru about the dangers of obesity, including heart attacks and premature death.
In 1988, Iran was one of the top seven countries with the highest rate of childhood obesity. [7] In 2005, 33.7% of adults were at risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Eight million Iranians already live with this syndrome. [35] In 1995, 24.7% of boys and 26.8% of girls age 6 were overweight. [13]