Field Listing :: Obesity - adult prevalence rate

This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.

Country Comparison to the World

Country	Obesity - adult prevalence rate(%)

American Samoa	74.6% (2007)

Australia	16.4% (2005)

Austria	11% (2008)

Belgium	10.8% (2001)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	21.7% (2002)

Brazil	11.1% (2003)

Bulgaria	12.4% (2001)

Canada	23.1% (2004)

Chile	21.9% (2003)

China	2.9% (2002)

Colombia	13.7% (2007)

Croatia	22.3% (2003)

Cuba	11.8% (2002)

Cyprus	12.3% (2003)

Czech Republic	15.1% (2002)

Denmark	11.4% (2006)

Egypt	30.3% (2006)

Eritrea	3.3% (2004)

Estonia	14.4% (2004)

Fiji	23.9% (2004)

Finland	15.7% (2008)

France	16.9% (2007)

Germany	12.9% (2003)

Greece	22.5% (2003)

Hungary	17.7% (2004)

Iceland	12.4% (2002)

Indonesia	2.4% (2001)

Iran	14.2% (2005)

Ireland	13% (2002)

Israel	22.9% (2001)

Italy	9.8% (2005)

Japan	3.1% (2000)

Jordan	19.5% (2004)

Kiribati	50.6% (2006)

Korea, South	3.2% (2001)

Kuwait	28.8% (2000)

Laos	1.2% (2000)

Latvia	15.6% (2006)

Lebanon	13.5% (2004)

Lithuania	19.7% (2006)

Madagascar	2.1% (2005)

Malaysia	16.3% (2006)

Malta	20.7% (2007)

Mexico	23.6% (2000)

Mongolia	9.8% (2005)

Morocco	16% (2000)

New Zealand	26.5% (2007)

Norway	10% (2009)

Peru	16.3% (2000)

Philippines	4.3% (2003)

Poland	18% (2001)

Portugal	14.2% (2005)

Romania	8.6% (2000)

Saudi Arabia	35.6% (2000)

Seychelles	25.1% (2004)

Singapore	6.9% (2004)

Slovakia	14.3% (2002)

Slovenia	15% (2001)

Spain	15.6% (2007)

Sweden	12% (2009)

Switzerland	8.2% (2007)

Thailand	7.8% (2003)

Tokelau	63.4% (2007)

Tonga	56% (2000)

Turkey	16.1% (2007)

United Arab Emirates	33.7% (2000)

United Kingdom	22.7% (2002)

United States	33.9% (2006)

Vietnam	0.5% (2000)

Zimbabwe	15.7% (2005)