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Adult obesity by region - FAO (2017)
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Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg per m2.
This data presents the prevalence of obesity in adults (male and female) aged 18 and above.
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Africa 2014 11.1 North America and Europe 2014 28.7 World 2014 13.8 Asia 2014 7.4 Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 23.8 Oceania 2014 28.5 Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 22.2 Africa 2013 11.7 World 2013 12.4 Asia 2013 7.0 Oceania 2013 27.9 North America and Europe 2013 27.2 North America and Europe 2012 27.7 Africa 2012 10.3 Latin America and the Caribbean 2012 22.6 Asia 2012 7.6 Oceania 2012 26.2 World 2012 12.0 North America and Europe 2011 26.1 Oceania 2011 26.6 World 2011 12.6 Africa 2011 10.0 Asia 2011 6.2 Latin America and the Caribbean 2011 21.9 Africa 2010 10.7 World 2010 11.3 Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 20.3 North America and Europe 2010 26.6 Oceania 2010 25.0 Asia 2010 6.9 Latin America and the Caribbean 2009 20.8 Africa 2009 9.3 World 2009 11.9 Asia 2009 6.5 North America and Europe 2009 25.2 Oceania 2009 25.5 North America and Europe 2008 25.7 World 2008 11.6 Africa 2008 9.0 Asia 2008 5.2 Latin America and the Caribbean 2008 19.2 Oceania 2008 24.9 Oceania 2007 23.3 Africa 2007 9.7 Latin America and the Caribbean 2007 19.6 North America and Europe 2007 24.1 World 2007 10.2 Asia 2007 5.9 World 2006 10.9 North America and Europe 2006 24.5 Oceania 2006 23.8 Africa 2006 8.4 Asia 2006 5.6 Latin America and the Caribbean 2006 18.0 Latin America and the Caribbean 2005 18.5 World 2005 10.6 Africa 2005 8.1 Oceania 2005 22.2 Asia 2005 4.4 North America and Europe 2005 23.0 Latin America and the Caribbean 2004 17.0 World 2004 9.3 Africa 2004 8.8 North America and Europe 2004 22.4 Asia 2004 4.1 Oceania 2004 22.7 Oceania 2003 21.2 Africa 2003 8.6 Latin America and the Caribbean 2003 16.4 North America and Europe 2003 22.9 World 2003 9.0 Asia 2003 4.9 World 2002 9.7 Oceania 2002 21.5 Africa 2002 7.3 North America and Europe 2002 21.4 Asia 2002 4.7 Latin America and the Caribbean 2002 16.0 North America and Europe 2001 21.9 Oceania 2001 20.9 Africa 2001 7.1 World 2001 9.5 Asia 2001 4.5 Latin America and the Caribbean 2001 16.5 Africa 2000 7.9 Latin America and the Caribbean 2000 15.1 Oceania 2000 19.3 Asia 2000 3.3 North America and Europe 2000 20.3 World 2000 8.2 Latin America and the Caribbean 1999 15.7 Africa 1999 7.6 World 1999 8.0 North America and Europe 1999 20.9 Asia 1999 3.1 Oceania 1999 19.7 World 1998 8.8 Africa 1998 6.4 Oceania 1998 18.1 Latin America and the Caribbean 1998 14.2 -
Sources
Data Published By: FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. 2017. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017. Building resilience for peace and food security. Rome, FAO.
Data publisher source:WHO/NCD-RisC and WHO Global Health Observatory Data Repository, 2017
