In both developed countries and developing countries obesity is increasing day by day. This database is online and available to view in various formats.
At the World Obesity Federation we have been collating data for over 20 years.
Obesity in the world. The World Health Organization WHO provides a number of facts on obesity including that globally in 2005. Obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. Interactive maps that display overweightobese prevalence by country.
39 of adults in the world are overweight. More recently between 2005- 2014 the prevalence of overall obesity and extreme obesity increased significantly among women however there were no significant increases for men. 1 6100 Cook Islands.
13 of adults in the world are obese. Its prevalence has tripled in many countries of the WHO European Region since the 1980s and the numbers of those affected continue to rise at an alarming rate. Those are big number.
Obesity and overweight in the Western Pacific. Once considered a problem only in high-income countries overweight and obesity are. Approximately 16 billion adults age 15 were overweight At least 400 million adults were obese At least 20 million children under the age of 5 years are overweight globally in 2005.
According to recent statistics on obesity made by the World Health Organization WHO over 16 billion adults worldwide are overweight and another 400 million are obese. Of these over 650 million were obese. That is definitely a lot of people that really need to lose weight.
Obesity is determined by the balance of energy intake and expenditure. This database is online and available to view in various formats. Global Obesity Levels The island country of Nauru is the most obese in the world with obesity affecting 610 of the adult population according to the most recent data available from the World Health Organization WHO as of Mar.
SEATTLEToday 21 billion people nearly 30 of the worlds population are either obese or overweight according to a new first-of-its kind analysis of trend data from 188 countries. Changes over TimeChildren and Adolescents 35. There are large differences 10-fold in death rates from obesity across the world.
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. The epidemic of obesity is now recognised as one of the most important public health problems facing the world today. Globally there are more than 1 billion overweight adults at least 300 million of them clinically obese.
One-in-five children and adolescents globally are overweight. The data on obesity displayed on the Worldometers counter is based on the latest statistics published by the World Health Organization WHO. Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975.
Download this graph Add to chartbuilder Add to custom PDF Adults 1993-1996. In 2016 more than 19 billion adults 18 years and older were overweight. At the World Obesity Federation we have been collating data for over 20 years.
39 of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2016 and 13 were obese. 192 rows Obesity rate 2016 Nauru. 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 and estimated that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled since 1975.
In truth these soaring International obesity rates are staggering. According to the World Health Organisation 2016 there are around 2 billion adults overweight of those 650 million are considered to be affected by obesity BMI 30 kgm². The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents 2 to 19 years increased between 1988-1994 and 2003-2004.
According to 2008 data while 400. Vietnam is the least obese country with 21 of the population classified as obese. 195 rows In 2017 over 15 of the deaths were attributed to obesity across North Africa Eastern.
They are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases including diabetes cardiovascular diseases and cancer. 193 rows Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975 with about 13 of adults being obese. In studies conducted by the World Health Organization WHO an increase of 10-30 in obesity has been reported in 10 years.
Adult obesity is more common globally than under-nutrition. Unless otherwise noted overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 299kgm² obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kgm². Obesity is known globally as an important human health problem.
