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Rank Country Percentage of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 1 Tonga: 70.54 2 Nauru: 70.18 3 Tuvalu: 63.93 4 Samoa: 61.24 5 The Bahamas: 47.61 6 Marshall Islands: 47.29
The data for mean body mass index by country was published by the World Health Organization. The list below refers to year 2014. The list below refers to year 2014. Data
Obesity has been observed throughout human history. Many early depictions of the human form in art and sculpture appear obese. [2] However, it was not until the 20th century that obesity became common — so much so that, in 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic [3] and estimated that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled ...
(Those are slightly higher shares than the estimate from the Center s for Disease Control and Prevention, which says around 40% of U.S. adults had obesity from 2021 to 2023.)
The year the figures used for this chart were published, collected or compiled range from 1996 to 2003. Exact years for each country can be found in the documents linked below. Graphic chart created by User:Phils using Microsoft Excel 2004 (Mac) and OECD data available for download and discussed here.
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Obesity in India has reached epidemic proportions in the 21st century, with morbid obesity affecting 5% of the country's population. [1] India is following a trend of other developing countries that are steadily becoming more obese. Unhealthy, processed food has become much more accessible following India's continued integration in global food ...