Obesity by country
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Obesity by country - refers to the prevalence of obesity in different countries around the world. Obesity is a medical condition characterized by an excessive accumulation of body fat, often defined in terms of the Body Mass Index (BMI). A BMI of 30 or above typically indicates obesity. This condition poses significant health risks, including increased chances of heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, certain types of cancer, and can significantly impact an individual's quality of life.
Causes of Obesity[edit | edit source]
Obesity is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. Key contributors include excessive calorie intake, lack of physical activity, genetics, and certain medical conditions. Socioeconomic factors and lifestyle choices also play a significant role in the prevalence of obesity.
Global Prevalence[edit | edit source]
According to global health data, obesity rates vary significantly by region and country. The prevalence of obesity has been increasing worldwide, making it a major public health challenge of the 21st century.
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Data by Country[edit | edit source]
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Health Impact[edit | edit source]
Obesity significantly increases the risk of numerous health conditions, including:
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Stroke
- Certain types of Cancer
- Osteoarthritis
- Mental Health issues, such as depression and anxiety
Prevention and Management[edit | edit source]
Preventing and managing obesity involves a combination of lifestyle changes, medical interventions, and in some cases, surgery. Key strategies include:
- Balanced diet and controlled calorie intake
- Regular physical activity
- Behavior and lifestyle modifications
- Medical treatments such as weight loss medications
Obesity rate by country[edit | edit source]
| Country | other name | Obesity rate | Date of information | Ranking | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauru | Nauru | 61 | 2016 | 1 | Australia and Oceania |
| Cook-islands | Cook-islands | 55.9 | 2016 | 2 | Australia and Oceania |
| Palau | Palau | 55.3 | 2016 | 3 | Australia and Oceania |
| Marshall-islands | Marshall-islands | 52.9 | 2016 | 4 | Australia and Oceania |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu | 51.6 | 2016 | 5 | Australia and Oceania |
| Niue | Niue | 50 | 2016 | 6 | Australia and Oceania |
| Tonga | Tonga | 48.2 | 2016 | 7 | Australia and Oceania |
| Samoa | Samoa | 47.3 | 2016 | 8 | Australia and Oceania |
| Kiribati | Kiribati | 46 | 2016 | 9 | Australia and Oceania |
| Micronesia-federated-states-of | Micronesia-federated-states-of | 45.8 | 2016 | 10 | Australia and Oceania |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | 37.9 | 2016 | 11 | Middle East |
| United-states | United-states | 36.2 | 2016 | 12 | North America |
| Jordan | Jordan | 35.5 | 2016 | 13 | Middle East |
| Saudi-arabia | Saudi-arabia | 35.4 | 2016 | 14 | Middle East |
| Qatar | Qatar | 35.1 | 2016 | 15 | Middle East |
| Libya | Libya | 32.5 | 2016 | 16 | Africa |
| Turkey-turkiye | Turkey-turkiye | 32.1 | 2016 | 17 | Middle East |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 32 | 2016 | 18 | Middle East |
| Egypt | Egypt | 32 | 2016 | 19 | Africa |
| United-arab-emirates | United-arab-emirates | 31.7 | 2016 | 20 | Middle East |
| Bahamas-the | Bahamas-the | 31.6 | 2016 | 21 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| New-zealand | New-zealand | 30.8 | 2016 | 22 | Australia and Oceania |
| Iraq | Iraq | 30.4 | 2016 | 23 | Middle East |
| Fiji | Fiji | 30.2 | 2016 | 24 | Australia and Oceania |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | 29.8 | 2016 | 25 | Middle East |
| Canada | Canada | 29.4 | 2016 | 26 | North America |
| Australia | Australia | 29 | 2016 | 27 | Australia and Oceania |
| Mexico | Mexico | 28.9 | 2016 | 28 | North America |
| Malta | Malta | 28.9 | 2016 | 29 | Europe |
| South-africa | South-africa | 28.3 | 2016 | 30 | Africa |
| Argentina | Argentina | 28.3 | 2016 | 31 | South America |
| Chile | Chile | 28 | 2016 | 32 | South America |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 27.9 | 2016 | 33 | South America |
| Dominica | Dominica | 27.9 | 2016 | 34 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Syria | Syria | 27.8 | 2016 | 35 | Middle East |
| United-kingdom | United-kingdom | 27.8 | 2016 | 36 | Europe |
| Dominican-republic | Dominican-republic | 27.6 | 2016 | 37 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Algeria | Algeria | 27.4 | 2016 | 38 | Africa |
| Oman | Oman | 27 | 2016 | 39 | Middle East |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 26.9 | 2016 | 40 | Africa |
| Suriname | Suriname | 26.4 | 2016 | 41 | South America |
| Hungary | Hungary | 26.4 | 2016 | 42 | Europe |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | 26.3 | 2016 | 43 | Europe |
| Morocco | Morocco | 26.1 | 2016 | 44 | Africa |
| Israel | Israel | 26.1 | 2016 | 45 | Middle East |
| Czechia | Czechia | 26 | 2016 | 46 | Europe |
| Iran | Iran | 25.8 | 2016 | 47 | Middle East |
| Costa-rica | Costa-rica | 25.7 | 2016 | 48 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 25.6 | 2016 | 49 | South America |
| Andorra | Andorra | 25.6 | 2016 | 50 | Europe |
| Ireland | Ireland | 25.3 | 2016 | 51 | Europe |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu | 25.2 | 2016 | 52 | Australia and Oceania |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 25 | 2016 | 53 | Europe |
| Greece | Greece | 24.9 | 2016 | 54 | Europe |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 24.7 | 2016 | 55 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Cuba | Cuba | 24.6 | 2016 | 56 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| El-salvador | El-salvador | 24.6 | 2016 | 57 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Belarus | Belarus | 24.5 | 2016 | 58 | Europe |
| Croatia | Croatia | 24.4 | 2016 | 59 | Europe |
| Belize | Belize | 24.1 | 2016 | 60 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 24.1 | 2016 | 61 | Europe |
| Spain | Spain | 23.8 | 2016 | 62 | Europe |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua | 23.7 | 2016 | 63 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines | Saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines | 23.7 | 2016 | 64 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Latvia | Latvia | 23.6 | 2016 | 65 | Europe |
| Montenegro | Montenegro | 23.3 | 2016 | 66 | Europe |
| Norway | Norway | 23.1 | 2016 | 67 | Europe |
| Poland | Poland | 23.1 | 2016 | 68 | Europe |
| Barbados | Barbados | 23.1 | 2016 | 69 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Russia | Russia | 23.1 | 2016 | 70 | Central Asia |
| Saint-kitts-and-nevis | Saint-kitts-and-nevis | 22.9 | 2016 | 71 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Haiti | Haiti | 22.7 | 2016 | 72 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Panama | Panama | 22.7 | 2016 | 73 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 22.6 | 2016 | 74 | Europe |
| Solomon-islands | Solomon-islands | 22.5 | 2016 | 75 | Australia and Oceania |
| Romania | Romania | 22.5 | 2016 | 76 | Europe |
| North-macedonia | North-macedonia | 22.4 | 2016 | 77 | Europe |
| Colombia | Colombia | 22.3 | 2016 | 78 | South America |
| Germany | Germany | 22.3 | 2016 | 79 | Europe |
| Finland | Finland | 22.2 | 2016 | 80 | Europe |
| Brazil | Brazil | 22.1 | 2016 | 81 | South America |
| Belgium | Belgium | 22.1 | 2016 | 82 | Europe |
| Iceland | Iceland | 21.9 | 2016 | 83 | Europe |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 21.8 | 2016 | 84 | Europe |
| Georgia | Georgia | 21.7 | 2016 | 85 | Middle East |
| Albania | Albania | 21.7 | 2016 | 86 | Europe |
| France | France | 21.6 | 2016 | 87 | Europe |
| Serbia | Serbia | 21.5 | 2016 | 88 | Europe |
| Honduras | Honduras | 21.4 | 2016 | 89 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Papua-new-guinea | Papua-new-guinea | 21.3 | 2016 | 90 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Grenada | Grenada | 21.3 | 2016 | 91 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 21.2 | 2016 | 92 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Estonia | Estonia | 21.2 | 2016 | 93 | Europe |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 21 | 2016 | 94 | Central Asia |
| Portugal | Portugal | 20.8 | 2016 | 95 | Europe |
| Sweden | Sweden | 20.6 | 2016 | 96 | Europe |
| Mongolia | Mongolia | 20.6 | 2016 | 97 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 20.5 | 2016 | 98 | Europe |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 20.4 | 2016 | 99 | Europe |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 20.3 | 2016 | 100 | South America |
| Armenia | Armenia | 20.2 | 2016 | 101 | Middle East |
| Guyana | Guyana | 20.2 | 2016 | 102 | South America |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 20.2 | 2016 | 103 | South America |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 20.2 | 2016 | 104 | Europe |
| Austria | Austria | 20.1 | 2016 | 105 | Europe |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 19.9 | 2016 | 106 | South America |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 19.9 | 2016 | 107 | Middle East |
| Italy | Italy | 19.9 | 2016 | 108 | Europe |
| Denmark | Denmark | 19.7 | 2016 | 109 | Europe |
| Peru | Peru | 19.7 | 2016 | 110 | South America |
| Saint-lucia | Saint-lucia | 19.7 | 2016 | 111 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 19.5 | 2016 | 112 | Europe |
| Moldova | Moldova | 18.9 | 2016 | 113 | Europe |
| Botswana | Botswana | 18.9 | 2016 | 114 | Africa |
| Antigua-and-barbuda | Antigua-and-barbuda | 18.9 | 2016 | 115 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | 18.6 | 2016 | 116 | Central Asia |
| Trinidad-and-tobago | Trinidad-and-tobago | 18.6 | 2016 | 117 | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Bosnia-and-herzegovina | Bosnia-and-herzegovina | 17.9 | 2016 | 118 | Europe |
| Namibia | Namibia | 17.2 | 2016 | 119 | Africa |
| Yemen | Yemen | 17.1 | 2016 | 120 | Middle East |
| Lesotho | Lesotho | 16.6 | 2016 | 121 | Africa |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | 16.6 | 2016 | 122 | Central Asia |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 16.6 | 2016 | 123 | Central Asia |
| Eswatini | Eswatini | 16.5 | 2016 | 124 | Africa |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 15.6 | 2016 | 125 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 15.5 | 2016 | 126 | Africa |
| Gabon | Gabon | 15 | 2016 | 127 | Africa |
| Tajikistan | Tajikistan | 14.2 | 2016 | 128 | Central Asia |
| Brunei | Brunei | 14.1 | 2016 | 129 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Seychelles | Seychelles | 14 | 2016 | 130 | Africa |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | 13.5 | 2016 | 131 | Africa |
| Mauritania | Mauritania | 12.7 | 2016 | 132 | Africa |
| Sao-tome-and-principe | Sao-tome-and-principe | 12.4 | 2016 | 133 | Africa |
| Cabo-verde | Cabo-verde | 11.8 | 2016 | 134 | Africa |
| Cameroon | Cameroon | 11.4 | 2016 | 135 | Africa |
| Ghana | Ghana | 10.9 | 2016 | 136 | Africa |
| Mauritius | Mauritius | 10.8 | 2016 | 137 | Africa |
| Gambia-the | Gambia-the | 10.3 | 2016 | 138 | Africa |
| Cote-divoire | Cote-divoire | 10.3 | 2016 | 139 | Africa |
| Thailand | Thailand | 10 | 2016 | 140 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Liberia | Liberia | 9.9 | 2016 | 141 | Africa |
| Benin | Benin | 9.6 | 2016 | 142 | Africa |
| Congo-republic-of-the | Congo-republic-of-the | 9.6 | 2016 | 143 | Africa |
| Guinea-bissau | Guinea-bissau | 9.5 | 2016 | 144 | Africa |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 8.9 | 2016 | 145 | Africa |
| Senegal | Senegal | 8.8 | 2016 | 146 | Africa |
| Sierra-leone | Sierra-leone | 8.7 | 2016 | 147 | Africa |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 8.6 | 2016 | 148 | South Asia |
| Maldives | Maldives | 8.6 | 2016 | 149 | South Asia |
| Mali | Mali | 8.6 | 2016 | 150 | Africa |
| Togo | Togo | 8.4 | 2016 | 151 | Africa |
| Tanzania | Tanzania | 8.4 | 2016 | 152 | Africa |
| Somalia | Somalia | 8.3 | 2016 | 153 | Africa |
| Angola | Angola | 8.2 | 2016 | 154 | Africa |
| Zambia | Zambia | 8.1 | 2016 | 155 | Africa |
| Equatorial-guinea | Equatorial-guinea | 8 | 2016 | 156 | Africa |
| Comoros | Comoros | 7.8 | 2016 | 157 | Africa |
| Guinea | Guinea | 7.7 | 2016 | 158 | Africa |
| Central-african-republic | Central-african-republic | 7.5 | 2016 | 159 | Africa |
| Mozambique | Mozambique | 7.2 | 2016 | 160 | Africa |
| Kenya | Kenya | 7.1 | 2016 | 161 | Africa |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 6.9 | 2016 | 162 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Korea-north | Korea-north | 6.8 | 2016 | 163 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Congo-democratic-republic-of-the | Congo-democratic-republic-of-the | 6.7 | 2016 | 164 | Africa |
| Sudan | Sudan | 6.6 | 2014 | 165 | Africa |
| South-sudan | South-sudan | 6.6 | 2014 | 166 | Africa |
| Philippines | Philippines | 6.4 | 2016 | 167 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Bhutan | Bhutan | 6.4 | 2016 | 168 | South Asia |
| China | China | 6.2 | 2016 | 169 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Singapore | Singapore | 6.1 | 2016 | 170 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Chad | Chad | 6.1 | 2016 | 171 | Africa |
| Rwanda | Rwanda | 5.8 | 2016 | 172 | Africa |
| Burma | Burma | 5.8 | 2016 | 173 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Malawi | Malawi | 5.8 | 2016 | 174 | Africa |
| Burkina-faso | Burkina-faso | 5.6 | 2016 | 175 | Africa |
| Niger | Niger | 5.5 | 2016 | 176 | Africa |
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan | 5.5 | 2016 | 177 | South Asia |
| Burundi | Burundi | 5.4 | 2016 | 178 | Africa |
| Laos | Laos | 5.3 | 2016 | 179 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Uganda | Uganda | 5.3 | 2016 | 180 | Africa |
| Madagascar | Madagascar | 5.3 | 2016 | 181 | Africa |
| Sri-lanka | Sri-lanka | 5.2 | 2016 | 182 | South Asia |
| Eritrea | Eritrea | 5 | 2016 | 183 | Africa |
| Korea-south | Korea-south | 4.7 | 2016 | 184 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 4.5 | 2016 | 185 | Africa |
| Japan | Japan | 4.3 | 2016 | 186 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Nepal | Nepal | 4.1 | 2016 | 187 | South Asia |
| Cambodia | Cambodia | 3.9 | 2016 | 188 | East and Southeast Asia |
| India | India | 3.9 | 2016 | 189 | South Asia |
| Timor-leste | Timor-leste | 3.8 | 2016 | 190 | East and Southeast Asia |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 3.6 | 2016 | 191 | South Asia |
| Vietnam | Vietnam | 2.1 | 2016 | 192 | East and Southeast Asia |
Summary[edit | edit source]
Obesity is a growing global health issue that requires comprehensive public health strategies, individual lifestyle changes, and medical interventions. Addressing this epidemic involves understanding its causes, recognizing the health risks, and implementing effective prevention and management strategies.
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