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DEFINITION
Percentage of total population who have a BMI (body mass index) greater than 30 Kg/sq.meters (Data for Australia, Austria and Portugal is from 2002. All other data is from 2003). Obesity rates are defined as the percentage of the population with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. The BMI is a single number that evaluates an individual's weight status in relation to height (weight/height2, with weight in kilograms and height in metres). For Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, figures are based on health examinations, rather than self-reported information. Obesity estimates derived from health examinations are generally higher and more reliable than those coming from self-reports, because they preclude any misreporting of people's height and weight. However, health examinations are only conducted regularly in a few countries (OECD).
Health Statistics > Obesity (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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United States: |
30.6% |
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# 2
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Mexico: |
24.2% |
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# 3
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United Kingdom: |
23% |
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# 4
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Slovakia: |
22.4% |
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# 5
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Greece: |
21.9% |
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# 6
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Australia: |
21.7% |
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# 7
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New Zealand: |
20.9% |
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# 8
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Hungary: |
18.8% |
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# 9
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Luxembourg: |
18.4% |
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# 10
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Czech Republic: |
14.8% |
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# 11
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Canada: |
14.3% |
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# 12
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Spain: |
13.1% |
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# 13
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Ireland: |
13% |
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# 14
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Germany: |
12.9% |
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= 15
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Portugal: |
12.8% |
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= 15
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Finland: |
12.8% |
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# 17
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Iceland: |
12.4% |
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# 18
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Turkey: |
12% |
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# 19
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Belgium: |
11.7% |
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# 20
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Netherlands: |
10% |
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# 21
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Sweden: |
9.7% |
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# 22
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Denmark: |
9.5% |
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# 23
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France: |
9.4% |
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# 24
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Austria: |
9.1% |
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# 25
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Italy: |
8.5% |
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# 26
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Norway: |
8.3% |
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# 27
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Switzerland: |
7.7% |
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= 28
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Japan: |
3.2% |
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= 28
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Korea, South: |
3.2% |
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Weighted average: |
14.1% |
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DEFINITION: Percentage of total population who have a BMI (body mass index) greater than 30 Kg/sq.meters (Data for Australia, Austria and Portugal is from 2002. All other data is from 2003). Obesity rates are defined as the percentage of the population with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. The BMI is a single number that evaluates an individual's weight status in relation to height (weight/height2, with weight in kilograms and height in metres). For Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, figures are based on health examinations, rather than self-reported information. Obesity estimates derived from health examinations are generally higher and more reliable than those coming from self-reports, because they preclude any misreporting of people's height and weight. However, health examinations are only conducted regularly in a few countries (OECD).
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005 via NationMaster
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