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DEFINITION:
This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Czech Republic | 32.7% | 2008 | ||
2 | Malta | 28.8% | 2008 | ||
3 | Slovenia | 28.6% | 2008 | ||
4 | Turkey | 27.8% | 2008 | ||
=5 | Hungary | 27.6% | 2008 | ||
=5 | Lithuania | 27.6% | 2008 | ||
7 | United Kingdom | 26.9% | 2008 | ||
8 | Spain | 26.6% | 2008 | ||
=9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26.5% | 2008 | ||
=9 | Russia | 26.5% | 2008 | ||
11 | Luxembourg | 26% | 2008 | ||
12 | Cyprus | 25.5% | 2008 | ||
13 | Slovakia | 25.4% | 2008 | ||
14 | Poland | 25.3% | 2008 | ||
=15 | Andorra | 25.2% | 2008 | ||
=15 | Ireland | 25.2% | 2008 | ||
17 | Germany | 25.1% | 2008 | ||
18 | Latvia | 24.9% | 2008 | ||
19 | Serbia | 24.8% | 2008 | ||
20 | Belarus | 24.3% | 2008 | ||
21 | Croatia | 24.2% | 2008 | ||
=22 | Portugal | 24% | 2008 | ||
=22 | Armenia | 24% | 2008 | ||
24 | Azerbaijan | 23.8% | 2008 | ||
25 | Bulgaria | 23.7% | 2008 | ||
26 | Iceland | 23.2% | 2008 | ||
27 | Finland | 23% | 2008 | ||
28 | Montenegro | 22.5% | 2008 | ||
=29 | Georgia | 22.1% | 2008 | ||
=29 | Belgium | 22.1% | 2008 | ||
=31 | Albania | 21.3% | 2008 | ||
=31 | Ukraine | 21.3% | 2008 | ||
33 | Moldova | 21.2% | 2008 | ||
34 | Republic of Macedonia | 21.1% | 2008 | ||
35 | Austria | 20.9% | 2008 | ||
36 | Estonia | 20.6% | 2008 | ||
37 | Greece | 20.1% | 2008 | ||
38 | Italy | 19.8% | 2008 | ||
39 | Romania | 19.1% | 2008 | ||
40 | Netherlands | 18.8% | 2008 | ||
=41 | France | 18.2% | 2008 | ||
=41 | Denmark | 18.2% | 2008 | ||
43 | Switzerland | 17.5% | 2008 | ||
44 | Sweden | 12% | 2009 | ||
45 | Norway | 10% | 2009 |
Citation
Interesting observations about People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate
- 2 of the top 3 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Christian.
- Tonga has ranked in the top 3 for obesity > adult obesity rate since 2000.
- 42 of the top 106 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are European.
- United States ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- Czech Republic ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2008.
- 28 of the top 94 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Cold countries'.