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Obesity - adult prevalence rate
Obesity - adult prevalence rate gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese.
| Rank | Country | (%) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru | 61.00 | 2016 |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 55.90 | 2016 |
| 3 | Palau | 55.30 | 2016 |
| 4 | Marshall Islands | 52.90 | 2016 |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 51.60 | 2016 |
| 6 | Niue | 50.00 | 2016 |
| 7 | Tonga | 48.20 | 2016 |
| 8 | Samoa | 47.30 | 2016 |
| 9 | Kiribati | 46.00 | 2016 |
| 10 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 45.80 | 2016 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 37.90 | 2016 |
| 12 | United States | 36.20 | 2016 |
| 13 | Jordan | 35.50 | 2016 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 35.40 | 2016 |
| 15 | Qatar | 35.10 | 2016 |
| 16 | Libya | 32.50 | 2016 |
| 17 | Turkey | 32.10 | 2016 |
| 18 | Egypt | 32.00 | 2016 |
| 19 | Lebanon | 32.00 | 2016 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 31.70 | 2016 |
| 21 | Bahamas, The | 31.60 | 2016 |
| 22 | New Zealand | 30.80 | 2016 |
| 23 | Iraq | 30.40 | 2016 |
| 24 | Fiji | 30.20 | 2016 |
| 25 | Bahrain | 29.80 | 2016 |
| 26 | Canada | 29.40 | 2016 |
| 27 | Australia | 29.00 | 2016 |
| 28 | Malta | 28.90 | 2016 |
| 29 | Mexico | 28.90 | 2016 |
| 30 | Argentina | 28.30 | 2016 |
| 31 | South Africa | 28.30 | 2016 |
| 32 | Chile | 28.00 | 2016 |
| 33 | Dominica | 27.90 | 2016 |
| 34 | Uruguay | 27.90 | 2016 |
| 35 | Syria | 27.80 | 2016 |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 27.80 | 2016 |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 27.60 | 2016 |
| 38 | Algeria | 27.40 | 2016 |
| 39 | Oman | 27.00 | 2016 |
| 40 | Tunisia | 26.90 | 2016 |
| 41 | Hungary | 26.40 | 2016 |
| 42 | Suriname | 26.40 | 2016 |
| 43 | Lithuania | 26.30 | 2016 |
| 44 | Israel | 26.10 | 2016 |
| 45 | Morocco | 26.10 | 2016 |
| 46 | Czechia | 26.00 | 2016 |
| 47 | Iran | 25.80 | 2016 |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 25.70 | 2016 |
| 49 | Andorra | 25.60 | 2016 |
| 50 | Venezuela | 25.60 | 2016 |
| 51 | Ireland | 25.30 | 2016 |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 25.20 | 2016 |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 25.00 | 2016 |
| 54 | Greece | 24.90 | 2016 |
| 55 | Jamaica | 24.70 | 2016 |
| 56 | Cuba | 24.60 | 2016 |
| 57 | El Salvador | 24.60 | 2016 |
| 58 | Belarus | 24.50 | 2016 |
| 59 | Croatia | 24.40 | 2016 |
| 60 | Belize | 24.10 | 2016 |
| 61 | Ukraine | 24.10 | 2016 |
| 62 | Spain | 23.80 | 2016 |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 23.70 | 2016 |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.70 | 2016 |
| 65 | Latvia | 23.60 | 2016 |
| 66 | Montenegro | 23.30 | 2016 |
| 67 | Barbados | 23.10 | 2016 |
| 68 | Norway | 23.10 | 2016 |
| 69 | Poland | 23.10 | 2016 |
| 70 | Russia | 23.10 | 2016 |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22.90 | 2016 |
| 72 | Haiti | 22.70 | 2016 |
| 73 | Panama | 22.70 | 2016 |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 22.60 | 2016 |
| 75 | Romania | 22.50 | 2016 |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 22.50 | 2016 |
| 77 | Macedonia | 22.40 | 2016 |
| 78 | Colombia | 22.30 | 2016 |
| 79 | Germany | 22.30 | 2016 |
| 80 | Finland | 22.20 | 2016 |
| 81 | Belgium | 22.10 | 2016 |
| 82 | Brazil | 22.10 | 2016 |
| 83 | Iceland | 21.90 | 2016 |
| 84 | Cyprus | 21.80 | 2016 |
| 85 | Albania | 21.70 | 2016 |
| 86 | Georgia | 21.70 | 2016 |
| 87 | France | 21.60 | 2016 |
| 88 | Serbia | 21.50 | 2016 |
| 89 | Honduras | 21.40 | 2016 |
| 90 | Grenada | 21.30 | 2016 |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 21.30 | 2016 |
| 92 | Estonia | 21.20 | 2016 |
| 93 | Guatemala | 21.20 | 2016 |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 21.00 | 2016 |
| 95 | Portugal | 20.80 | 2016 |
| 96 | Mongolia | 20.60 | 2016 |
| 97 | Sweden | 20.60 | 2016 |
| 98 | Slovakia | 20.50 | 2016 |
| 99 | Netherlands | 20.40 | 2016 |
| 100 | Paraguay | 20.30 | 2016 |
| 101 | Armenia | 20.20 | 2016 |
| 102 | Bolivia | 20.20 | 2016 |
| 103 | Guyana | 20.20 | 2016 |
| 104 | Slovenia | 20.20 | 2016 |
| 105 | Austria | 20.10 | 2016 |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 19.90 | 2016 |
| 107 | Ecuador | 19.90 | 2016 |
| 108 | Italy | 19.90 | 2016 |
| 109 | Denmark | 19.70 | 2016 |
| 110 | Peru | 19.70 | 2016 |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 19.70 | 2016 |
| 112 | Switzerland | 19.50 | 2016 |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.90 | 2016 |
| 114 | Botswana | 18.90 | 2016 |
| 115 | Moldova | 18.90 | 2016 |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.60 | 2016 |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 18.60 | 2016 |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.90 | 2016 |
| 119 | Namibia | 17.20 | 2016 |
| 120 | Yemen | 17.10 | 2016 |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.60 | 2016 |
| 122 | Lesotho | 16.60 | 2016 |
| 123 | Uzbekistan | 16.60 | 2016 |
| 124 | Eswatini | 16.50 | 2016 |
| 125 | Malaysia | 15.60 | 2016 |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 15.50 | 2016 |
| 127 | Gabon | 15.00 | 2016 |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 14.20 | 2016 |
| 129 | Brunei | 14.10 | 2016 |
| 130 | Seychelles | 14.00 | 2016 |
| 131 | Djibouti | 13.50 | 2016 |
| 132 | Mauritania | 12.70 | 2016 |
| 133 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.40 | 2016 |
| 134 | Cabo Verde | 11.80 | 2016 |
| 135 | Cameroon | 11.40 | 2016 |
| 136 | Ghana | 10.90 | 2016 |
| 137 | Mauritius | 10.80 | 2016 |
| 138 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.30 | 2016 |
| 139 | Gambia, The | 10.30 | 2016 |
| 140 | Thailand | 10.00 | 2016 |
| 141 | Liberia | 9.90 | 2016 |
| 142 | Benin | 9.60 | 2016 |
| 143 | Congo, Republic of the | 9.60 | 2016 |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.50 | 2016 |
| 145 | Nigeria | 8.90 | 2016 |
| 146 | Senegal | 8.80 | 2016 |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 8.70 | 2016 |
| 148 | Maldives | 8.60 | 2016 |
| 149 | Mali | 8.60 | 2016 |
| 150 | Pakistan | 8.60 | 2016 |
| 151 | Tanzania | 8.40 | 2016 |
| 152 | Togo | 8.40 | 2016 |
| 153 | Somalia | 8.30 | 2016 |
| 154 | Angola | 8.20 | 2016 |
| 155 | Zambia | 8.10 | 2016 |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.00 | 2016 |
| 157 | Comoros | 7.80 | 2016 |
| 158 | Guinea | 7.70 | 2016 |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 7.50 | 2016 |
| 160 | Mozambique | 7.20 | 2016 |
| 161 | Kenya | 7.10 | 2016 |
| 162 | Indonesia | 6.90 | 2016 |
| 163 | Korea, North | 6.80 | 2016 |
| 164 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.70 | 2016 |
| 165 | South Sudan | 6.60 | 2014 |
| 166 | Sudan | 6.60 | 2014 |
| 167 | Bhutan | 6.40 | 2016 |
| 168 | Philippines | 6.40 | 2016 |
| 169 | China | 6.20 | 2016 |
| 170 | Chad | 6.10 | 2016 |
| 171 | Singapore | 6.10 | 2016 |
| 172 | Burma | 5.80 | 2016 |
| 173 | Malawi | 5.80 | 2016 |
| 174 | Rwanda | 5.80 | 2016 |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 5.60 | 2016 |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 5.50 | 2016 |
| 177 | Niger | 5.50 | 2016 |
| 178 | Burundi | 5.40 | 2016 |
| 179 | Laos | 5.30 | 2016 |
| 180 | Madagascar | 5.30 | 2016 |
| 181 | Uganda | 5.30 | 2016 |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | 5.20 | 2016 |
| 183 | Eritrea | 5.00 | 2016 |
| 184 | Korea, South | 4.70 | 2016 |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 4.50 | 2016 |
| 186 | Japan | 4.30 | 2016 |
| 187 | Nepal | 4.10 | 2016 |
| 188 | Cambodia | 3.90 | 2016 |
| 189 | India | 3.90 | 2016 |
| 190 | Timor-Leste | 3.80 | 2016 |
| 191 | Bangladesh | 3.60 | 2016 |
| 192 | Vietnam | 2.10 | 2016 |
Citation
"Obesity - Adult Prevalence Rate." World Factbook, Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563793/all/Obesity___adult_prevalence_rate. Accessed 18 November 2024.
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