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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]
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;
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population by region (2000 - 2016) Prevalence of obesity in the adult population in 2016. New agricultural technologies have led to an overall reduction in the cost of food relative to household income, especially in high-income countries.
This chart compares figures in the population of OECD countries (plus the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Mexico); it shows the percentage of total population (aged 15 and above) with a body mass index greater than 30. The year the figures used for this chart were published, collected or compiled range from 1996 to 2003.
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]
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]