As of 2016, the most overweight countries worldwide included Nauru, Palau, and the Cook Islands. As of that time, around 70 percent of the adult population in the United States was either overweight or obese. This statistic shows the countries with the highest share of the population that is overweight or obese as of 2016.
Countries with the highest share of the population that is overweight or obese as of 2016
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A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his or her height in metres squared.
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OWID. (February 1, 2022). Countries with the highest share of the population that is overweight or obese as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/308558/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-in-selected-countries/
OWID. "Countries with the highest share of the population that is overweight or obese as of 2016." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/308558/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-in-selected-countries/
OWID. (2022). Countries with the highest share of the population that is overweight or obese as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/308558/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-in-selected-countries/
OWID. "Countries with The Highest Share of The Population That Is Overweight or Obese as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/308558/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-in-selected-countries/
OWID, Countries with the highest share of the population that is overweight or obese as of 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/308558/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-in-selected-countries/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Countries with the highest share of the population that is overweight or obese as of 2016 [Graph], OWID, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/308558/percentage-of-overweight-or-obese-in-selected-countries/
