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English: United States Map of Adult Obesity Prevalence by State (2013). Adult Obesity is the percentage of the adult population (age 20 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2.
Share of adults that are obese, 1975 to 2016. Obesity is common in the United States and is a major health issue associated with numerous diseases, specifically an increased risk of certain types of cancer, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as significant increases in early mortality and economic costs.
States in the Midwest and South have the highest rates of obesity In the Midwest, 36% of residents are considered obese. Rates are similar in the South, where 34.7% of people have high BMIs.
In 23 states, more than 1 in 3 adults had obesity, the data showed. Before 2013, no state had a rate that high, said Dr. Alyson Goodman, who leads a CDC team focused on population health ...
For the first time in a decade, rates of adult obesity in the United States have dropped, a new study has found.. The study followed nearly 17 million people, the majority of whom were in the 26 ...
A map of the American Human Development Index within the United States (2016) ... < 5.0 < 4.5 < 4.0. This article presents a sortable table of U.S. states sorted by ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2023, more than one in three adults had obesity. For perspective, before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%.
United States * 28.8: ... List of countries by obesity rate; References This page was last edited on 6 January 2025, at 03:05 (UTC). Text is available under ...