Health > Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of females older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa | 66% | 2002 | |
| =2 | Nauru | 61% | 2004 | |
| =2 | Cook Islands | 61% | 2003 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 44% | 2000 | |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 40% | 2000 | |
| 6 | Seychelles | 35% | 2004 | |
| 7 | Bahrain | 34% | 1999 | |
| =8 | United States | 33% | 2004 | |
| =8 | Egypt | 33% | 1999 | |
| =10 | Kuwait | 30% | 2000 | |
| =10 | South Africa | 30% | 1998 | |
| =10 | Turkey | 30% | 1997 | |
| 13 | Mexico | 28% | 2000 | |
| =14 | Fiji | 26% | 2002 | |
| =14 | Jordan | 26% | 2002 | |
| =16 | Chile | 25% | 2003 | |
| =16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25% | 2002 | |
| =16 | Israel | 25% | 2001 | |
| 19 | Finland | 24% | 2001 | |
| =20 | Croatia | 23% | 2003 | |
| =20 | New Zealand | 23% | 2003 | |
| =20 | Tunisia | 23% | 1997 | |
| =23 | Australia | 22% | 2000 | |
| =23 | Morocco | 22% | 2000 | |
| 25 | Malta | 21% | 2002 | |
| =26 | Latvia | 20% | 2004 | |
| =26 | Poland | 20% | 2000 | |
| =26 | Peru | 20% | 2000 | |
| =26 | Serbia and Montenegro | 20% | 2000 | |
| =26 | Vanuatu | 20% | 1998 | |
| =26 | Mauritius | 20% | 1998 | |
| =32 | Romania | 19% | 1997 | |
| =32 | Lebanon | 19% | 1997 | |
| =34 | Hungary | 18% | 2004 | |
| =34 | Greece | 18% | 2004 | |
| =34 | Nicaragua | 18% | 2001 | |
| =34 | Dominican Republic | 18% | 1998 | |
| =34 | Uruguay | 18% | 1998 | |
| =39 | Colombia | 17% | 2005 | |
| =39 | Lithuania | 17% | 2004 | |
| =39 | Mauritania | 17% | 2001 | |
| =42 | Lesotho | 16% | 2004 | |
| =42 | Czech Republic | 16% | 2002 | |
| =44 | Estonia | 15% | 2004 | |
| =44 | Bolivia | 15% | 2003 | |
| =46 | Spain | 14% | 2003 | |
| =46 | Canada | 14% | 2003 | |
| =46 | Slovenia | 14% | 2001 | |
| =46 | Armenia | 14% | 2001 | |
| =46 | Iran | 14% | 1999 | |
| =51 | Mongolia | 13% | 2006 | |
| =51 | Belgium | 13% | 2004 | |
| =51 | Brazil | 13% | 2003 | |
| =51 | Kazakhstan | 13% | 1999 | |
| =55 | Germany | 12% | 2003 | |
| =55 | Iceland | 12% | 2002 | |
| =55 | Ireland | 12% | 2002 | |
| =55 | Azerbaijan | 12% | 2001 | |
| =55 | Netherlands | 12% | 2001 | |
| =55 | Guatemala | 12% | 1999 | |
| 61 | Republic of Macedonia | 11% | 1999 | |
| =62 | Sweden | 10% | 2003 | |
| =62 | Turkmenistan | 10% | 2000 | |
| =64 | Italy | 9% | 2003 | |
| =64 | Denmark | 9% | 2000 | |
| =64 | Kyrgyzstan | 9% | 1997 | |
| =67 | Cameroon | 8% | 2004 | |
| =67 | Ghana | 8% | 2003 | |
| =67 | Switzerland | 8% | 2002 | |
| =67 | Haiti | 8% | 2000 | |
| =67 | Gabon | 8% | 2000 | |
| =67 | Zimbabwe | 8% | 1999 | |
| =73 | Uzbekistan | 7% | 2002 | |
| =73 | Singapore | 7% | 1998 | |
| =75 | Kenya | 6% | 2003 | |
| =75 | Nigeria | 6% | 2003 | |
| =75 | Benin | 6% | 2001 | |
| =75 | Norway | 6% | 1998 | |
| =75 | Philippines | 6% | 1998 | |
| =80 | Tanzania | 4% | 2005 | |
| =80 | Mozambique | 4% | 2003 | |
| =80 | Indonesia | 4% | 2001 | |
| =80 | Mali | 4% | 2001 | |
| =84 | Zambia | 3% | 2002 | |
| =84 | China | 3% | 2002 | |
| =84 | Japan | 3% | 2001 | |
| =84 | Guinea | 3% | 1999 | |
| =84 | South Korea | 3% | 1998 | |
| =89 | Burkina Faso | 2% | 2003 | |
| =89 | Eritrea | 2% | 2002 | |
| =89 | Laos | 2% | 2000 | |
| =89 | Malawi | 2% | 2000 | |
| =89 | Niger | 2% | 1998 | |
| =94 | Madagascar | 1% | 2004 | |
| =94 | Nepal | 1% | 2001 | |
| =94 | Cambodia | 1% | 2000 | |
| =94 | India | 1% | 1998 | |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2000 |
