The prevalence of obesity among adults of all ethnicities in the United States has increased in the last three decades. Roughly half of all non-Hispanic Black and Mexican American adults were obese in 2017-2018.
This statistic presents the prevalence of obesity (BMI of 30 kg/m2 and over) among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by ethnicity.
Prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by ethnicity
Overweight is body mass index (BMI) of 25.0–29.9 kg/m2, obesity is BMI at or above 30.0 kg/m2, and severe obesity is BMI at or above 40.0 kg/m. Normal weight is BMI between 18.5 and 24.9.
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NCHS (NHANES), & CDC. (January 29, 2021). Prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241608/us-adults-obese-last-three-decades-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (NHANES), und CDC. "Prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by ethnicity." Chart. January 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241608/us-adults-obese-last-three-decades-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (NHANES), CDC. (2021). Prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241608/us-adults-obese-last-three-decades-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (NHANES), and CDC. "Prevalence of Obesity among Adults in The United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241608/us-adults-obese-last-three-decades-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (NHANES) & CDC, Prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by ethnicity Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241608/us-adults-obese-last-three-decades-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018, by ethnicity [Graph], NCHS (NHANES), & CDC, January 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1241608/us-adults-obese-last-three-decades-by-ethnicity/
