Conor Stewart
Research expert covering health & pharmaceuticals in the UK & Europe
Get in touch with us now| Characteristic | Percentage of adults who are obese |
|---|---|
| Nauru | 61% |
| Cook Islands | 55.9% |
| Palau | 55.3% |
| Marshall Islands | 52.9% |
| Tuvalu | 51.6% |
| Niue | 50% |
| Tonga | 48.2% |
| Samoa | 47.3% |
| Kiribati | 46% |
| Micronesia (country) | 45.8% |
| Kuwait | 37.9% |
| United States | 36.2% |
| Jordan | 35.5% |
| Saudi Arabia | 35.4% |
| Qatar | 35.1% |
| Libya | 32.5% |
| Turkey | 32.1% |
| Egypt | 32% |
| Lebanon | 32% |
| United Arab Emirates | 31.7% |
| World | 13.1% |
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Release date
February 2022
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
2016
Age group
18 years and older
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Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his or her height in metres squared.
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