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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 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46.62 8 Kiribati: 46.19 9 Micronesia: 45.6 10 Kuwait: 45.36 11 Qatar: 43.76 12 Egypt: 42.99 13 United States: 42.87 14 Palau: 42.2 15 Belize: 41.91 16 Saudi ...
However, changing rates of smoking have had little effect on the overall rates of obesity. [157] In the United States, the number of children a person has is related to their risk of obesity. A woman's risk increases by 7% per child, while a man's risk increases by 4% per child. [158]
Available calories per person increased from 2,330 kilocalories (9,700 kJ) per day in 1980 to 2,940 kilocalories (12,300 kJ) per day in 2002. [18] Rates of overweight and obese adults increased 12.9% in 1991 to 27.3% in 2004. [19] Overall rates of obesity are below 5% in China as a whole but are greater than 20% in some cities. [20]
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
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. [1]
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When the data was adjusted to take into account age and co-morbidities, Arizona had the highest rate of Covid-related deaths in the country (581 deaths per 100,000 people). Washington, D.C. (526 per 100,000) and New Mexico (521 per 100,000) were the second and third worst states. Hawaii, on the other hand, had the lowest adjusted Covid death ...
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 ...