Obesity and severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults from 1999 to 2023

Published by
John Elflein,
Sep 27, 2024

In 2021-2023, the prevalence of severe obesity among U.S. adults was 9.7 percent. At that time, around 40 percent of adults in the U.S. were thought to be obese. This statistic shows the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among U.S. adults aged 20 and over from 1999 to 2023.

Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among U.S. adults from 1999 to 2023

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Release date

September 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

1999 to 2023

Age group

20 years and older

Supplementary notes

Estimates were age adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 U.S. Census population using the age groups 20–39, 40–59, and 60 and over.

Figures from 1999 to 2016 were taken from a previous CDC NCHS Data Brief and can be found here on page 4. 

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