Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population
This key economic indicator for the Obesity sector has been recently updated.
- Finland increased 3.6points of Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Finland Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population jumped by 1.8points year on year totalising 57 Percent of Persons Aged 15+.
- In 2017 Iceland was ranked number 2 in Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population.
- In 2017 Iceland was ranked number 2 in Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population totalising 65.4 Percent of Persons Aged 15+, moving from 11 in 2016.
Top Countries in Self-Reported Overweight or Obese Population
# | 21 Countries | Percent of Persons Aged 15+ | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
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1 |
#1
United States
|
66.50 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Iceland
|
65.40 % | 2017 | NA | +0.7 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Finland
|
57.00 % | 2019 | +3.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Turkey
|
55.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Greece
|
55.00 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
6 |
#6
Canada
|
54.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Ireland
|
53.00 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
7 |
#7
Spain
|
53.00 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
9 |
#9
Germany
|
52.70 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
10 |
#10
Estonia
|
51.20 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | -0.3 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Denmark
|
51.00 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
12 |
#12
Israel
|
50.90 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -1.4 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Sweden
|
49.90 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +1.4 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Belgium
|
49.30 % | 2018 | NA | +0.5 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Netherlands
|
48.40 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Chile
|
48.30 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
17 |
#17
Australia
|
47.60 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
18 |
#18
Italy
|
46.20 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Norway
|
46.00 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
20 |
#20
Switzerland
|
41.80 % | 2017 | NA | +0.4 % | View data |
21 |
#21
South Korea
|
30.40 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | +4.0 % | View data |
Source: OECD