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Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2
GDP per capita measured in constant international-$ means it is adjusted for price differences between countries and adjusted for inflation to allow comparisons between countries and over time. Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30.
This is a list of countries by obesity rate, with data from the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2024.
In many high-income countries such as the United States, it’s estimated that over 60% of adults are overweight or obese. In contrast, across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, it’s estimated that around one in five adults are overweight or obese.
Obesity, a modern epidemic, has tripled worldwide since 1975, with 13% of adults obese and 39% overweight, linked to health issues like diabetes and heart disease. Pacific island nations dominate the top obese countries, with Nauru leading at 61% obesity; factors include dietary changes, fast food prevalence, and possible genetic predispositions.
Based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) classification, adults with a BMI from 25 to 30 are defined as overweight, and those with a BMI of 30 or over as obese.
10 cze 2024 · Global economic impact of overweight and obesity as proportion of total GDP in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level
