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A McDonald's Chinese New Year meal. American fast food outlets have been blamed for the increase in obesity in China. [1]Obesity in China is a major health concern according to the WHO, with overall rates of obesity between 5% and 6% for the country, [2] but greater than 20% in some cities where fast food is popular.
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)
The data for mean body mass index by country was published by the World Health Organization. The list below refers to year 2014. ... List of countries by obesity rate ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that obesity rates have more than doubled worldwide since 1990 and that currently, around 890 million people live with obesity. These obesity statistics ...
For example, a Chinese official in 2007 mentioned that if smoking were banned, it would result in social upheaval. [36] After a decline from 2014 to 2016 as several major Chinese cities introduced tough indoor smoking bans, cigarette sales are still rising, reaching 2.44 trillion in 2023. [37]
The data surveyed by Reuters came from pharmaceutical regulators in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and the United States; information from a commercial customs data provider for Kenya, Uzbekistan ...
Dow-component Merck gained marginally after the drugmaker signed a deal worth up to $2 billion with Hansoh Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize the Chinese biotech's experimental obesity drug.
The National Bureau of Statistics (Chinese: 国家统计局) is a deputy-ministerial level agency directly under the State Council of China.Established in August 1952, the bureau is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of statistics concerning the nation's economy, population and other aspects of the society.