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The most recent statistics from the NHANES of age adjusted obesity rates for Black adults 20 years and older in the U.S. in 2016 was 46.8%. [69] According to the obesity rates from the NHANES 2016 data, Black men had significantly lower obesity rates than Black women; their rates were 36.9% and 54.8%, respectively. [70]
A decade ago, no state had an obesity rate above the 35% level, the report noted. ... The State of Obesity 2024 report also looked at obesity levels by race, gender, age and offered policy solutions.
African Americans have higher rates of mortality than does any other racial or ethnic group for 8 of the top 10 causes of death. [32] The cancer incidence rate among African Americans is 10% higher than among European Americans [33] and the mortality rate from asthma is twice the rate of European Americans. [34]
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)
Results of the study indicate that Black women in the U.S., ages 66-75, saw the largest decrease in obesity between 2022-2023. ... obesity in American adults between ages 26-75 dropped about 0.15%.
About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, ... The survey found that the obesity rate was 42% — higher than the 40% found in a similar 2015-16 study. The severe ...
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 ...
For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...