There are currently 1.6 billion overweight adults in the world, according to the World Health Organization. That number is projected to grow by 40% over the next 10 years. The following list reflects the percentage of overweight adults aged 15 and over. These are individuals who have individual body mass indexes, which measures weight relative to height, greater than or equal to 25. Obese is defined as having a BMI greater than or equal to 30.
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Rank |
Country |
% |
1. |
Nauru |
94.5 |
2. |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
91.1 |
3. |
Cook Islands |
90.9 |
4. |
Tonga |
90.8 |
5. |
Niue |
81.7 |
6. |
Samoa |
80.4 |
7. |
Palau |
78.4 |
8. |
Kuwait |
74.2 |
9. |
United States |
74.1 |
10. |
Kiribati |
73.6 |
11. |
Dominica |
71.0 |
12. |
Barbados |
69.7 |
13. |
Argentina |
69.4 |
14. |
Egypt |
69.4 |
15. |
Malta |
68.7 |
16. |
Greece |
68.5 |
17. |
New Zealand |
68.4 |
18. |
United Arab Emirates |
68.3 |
19. |
Mexico |
68.1 |
20. |
Trinidad and Tobago |
67.9 |
21. |
Australia |
67.4 |
22. |
Belarus |
66.8 |
23. |
Chile |
65.3 |
24. |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
65.2 |
25. |
Seychelles |
64.6 |
26. |
Bahrain |
64.1 |
27. |
Andorra |
63.8 |
28. |
United Kingdom |
63.8 |
29. |
Saudi Arabia |
63.5 |
30. |
Monaco |
62.4 |
31. |
Bolivia |
62.2 |
32. |
San Marino |
62.1 |
33. |
Guatemala |
61.2 |
34. |
Mongolia |
61.2 |
35. |
Canada |
61.1 |
36. |
Qatar |
61.0 |
37. |
Uruguay |
60.9 |
38. |
Jordan |
60.5 |
39. |
Bahamas |
60.4 |
40. |
Iceland |
60.4 |
41. |
Nicaragua |
60.4 |
42. |
Cuba |
60.1 |
43. |
Germany |
60.1 |
44. |
Brunei Darussalam |
59.8 |
45. |
Slovenia |
59.8 |
46. |
Peru |
59.6 |
47. |
Vanuatu |
59.6 |
48. |
Finland |
58.7 |
49. |
Jamaica |
57.4 |