Adult obesity rate, age-standardized
Percentage of adults aged 18 and over with obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or more, women and men together. Age-standardized to the WHO standard population, so countries with older or younger populations can be compared. Estimates of the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), published by WHO, modelled from height and weight measured in national surveys.
Model estimates for every country and year, including years without a survey. A separate series from adult_obesity_rate, the CDC crude rate for US states from self-reported height and weight, which gives lower values than measurement. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
Key facts
- Adult obesity rate, age-standardized in the United States was 41% in 2024, according to World Health Organization.
- American Samoa had the highest adult obesity rate, age-standardized of 199 countries in 2024, at 75.9%, and Vietnam the lowest, at 2.4%. Source: World Health Organization.
- Published for 199 places, with figures from 1980 to 2024.
Rankings
Countries by adult obesity rate, age-standardized, 2024
Places with data
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Barbados
- Yemen
- Belgium
- Uganda
- Bulgaria
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Which places have the highest adult obesity rate, age-standardized? Use official data and cite it.
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