Health > Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women): Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of females aged over 15 years who are obese. The World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index over 30. The average BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 74.9% | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Samoa | 66.3% | 2002 | ||
| 3 | Cook Islands | 65.7% | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Nauru | 60.5% | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Egypt | 46.6% | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 44% | 2000 | ||
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 39.9% | 2000 | ||
| 8 | Iraq | 38.2% | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Seychelles | 35.2% | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Mexico | 34.5% | 2006 | ||
| 11 | United States | 33.2% | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Syria | 27.7% | 2003 | ||
| 13 | South Africa | 27.4% | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Guyana | 26.9% | 2000 | ||
| 15 | Fiji | 26.4% | 2002 | ||
| 16 | Australia | 25.5% | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Israel | 25.4% | 2001 | ||
| =18 | Vanuatu | 25.2% | 2005 | ||
| =18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.2% | 2002 | ||
| 20 | Chile | 25% | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Oman | 23.8% | 2000 | ||
| =22 | New Zealand | 23.2% | 2004 | ||
| =22 | Canada | 23.2% | 2004 | ||
| =24 | Swaziland | 23.1% | 2007 | ||
| =24 | Bulgaria | 23.1% | 2001 | ||
| 26 | United Kingdom | 23% | 2002 | ||
| =27 | Turkey | 22.7% | 2004 | ||
| =27 | Croatia | 22.7% | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Malta | 21.3% | 2002 | ||
| 30 | Germany | 21.1% | 2007 | ||
| =31 | Jordan | 20.1% | 2007 | ||
| =31 | Russia | 20.1% | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Poland | 19.9% | 2001 | ||
| =34 | Argentina | 19.4% | 2006 | ||
| =34 | Zimbabwe | 19.4% | 2005 | ||
| =36 | Lithuania | 19.2% | 2006 | ||
| =36 | Iran | 19.2% | 2005 | ||
| =38 | Honduras | 18.8% | 2006 | ||
| =38 | Malaysia | 18.8% | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Nicaragua | 18.7% | 2005 | ||
| =41 | Moldova | 18.2% | 2005 | ||
| =41 | Hungary | 18.2% | 2004 | ||
| =41 | Greece | 18.2% | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Latvia | 18.1% | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 17.9% | 2006 | ||
| 46 | France | 17.6% | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Mauritania | 16.7% | 2001 | ||
| 48 | Colombia | 16.6% | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Estonia | 16.5% | 2006 | ||
| 50 | Czech Republic | 16.3% | 2002 | ||
| 51 | Lesotho | 16.1% | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Armenia | 15.5% | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Bolivia | 15.1% | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Slovakia | 15% | 2002 | ||
| =55 | Sweden | 14% | 2007 | ||
| =55 | Finland | 14% | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Slovenia | 13.8% | 2001 | ||
| 58 | Spain | 13.5% | 2003 | ||
| =59 | Portugal | 13.4% | 2005 | ||
| =59 | Belgium | 13.4% | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Brazil | 13.1% | 2003 | ||
| =62 | Peru | 12.5% | 2006 | ||
| =62 | Mongolia | 12.5% | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Iceland | 12.3% | 2002 | ||
| 65 | Ireland | 12% | 2002 | ||
| 66 | Netherlands | 11.9% | 2001 | ||
| =67 | Cyprus | 11.8% | 2003 | ||
| =67 | Cuba | 11.8% | 2001 | ||
| 69 | Namibia | 11.7% | 2007 | ||
| 70 | Ukraine | 11.3% | 2002 | ||
| =71 | Denmark | 11% | 2005 | ||
| =71 | Morocco | 11% | 2004 | ||
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 10.3% | 2000 | ||
| 74 | Thailand | 10.2% | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Romania | 9.5% | 2000 | ||
| 76 | Italy | 8.9% | 2004 | ||
| =77 | Cameroon | 8.2% | 2004 | ||
| =77 | Gabon | 8.2% | 2000 | ||
| 79 | Ghana | 8.1% | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Switzerland | 7.5% | 2002 | ||
| 81 | Singapore | 7.3% | 2004 | ||
| 82 | Senegal | 7.2% | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 7.1% | 2002 | ||
| =84 | Haiti | 6.3% | 2006 | ||
| =84 | Kenya | 6.3% | 2003 | ||
| 86 | Norway | 5.9% | 2002 | ||
| =87 | Benin | 5.8% | 2006 | ||
| =87 | Nigeria | 5.8% | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Liberia | 5.7% | 2007 | ||
| 90 | Mali | 5.2% | 2006 | ||
| 91 | Tanzania | 4.4% | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Uganda | 4.1% | 2006 | ||
| 93 | Mozambique | 3.9% | 2003 | ||
| 94 | Indonesia | 3.6% | 2001 | ||
| =95 | Eritrea | 3.4% | 2004 | ||
| =95 | China | 3.4% | 2002 | ||
| 97 | Japan | 3.3% | 2001 | ||
| 98 | Niger | 3.2% | 2006 | ||
| =99 | Guinea | 3% | 2005 | ||
| =99 | Zambia | 3% | 2002 | ||
| 101 | India | 2.8% | 2006 | ||
| =102 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.4% | 2007 | ||
| =102 | Malawi | 2.4% | 2005 | ||
| =102 | Burkina Faso | 2.4% | 2003 | ||
| 105 | Laos | 1.6% | 2000 | ||
| 106 | Chad | 1.5% | 2004 | ||
| 107 | Rwanda | 1.3% | 2000 | ||
| 108 | Cambodia | 1.2% | 2006 | ||
| 109 | Madagascar | 1% | 2004 | ||
| 110 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2006 | ||
| =111 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2005 | ||
| =111 | Bangladesh | 0.7% | 2000 | ||
| 113 | Vietnam | 0.6% | 2000 |
