Over the last decades, the percentage of overweight adults increased worldwide. In 1975, 20.2 percent of individuals were overweight. This risk factor grew to 39.1 percent as of 2016.
Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016
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WHO. (September 27, 2017). Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/
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WHO. (2017). Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/
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Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016 [Graph], WHO, September 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/