Prevalence of overweight in selected world countries 1975-2016

Published by Daniela Coppola, Nov 29, 2023
Over the last decades, the percentage of overweight adults increased worldwide. In 1975, 9.1 percent of Chinese individuals were overweight. This risk factor grew to 33.8 percent as of 2016.

Percentage of people who were overweight in selected world countries from 1975 to 2016

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September 2017

Region

China, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Survey time period

1975 to 2016

Supplementary notes

Overweight indicator as body-mass-index equal or higher than 25.

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