John Elflein
Research expert covering health and health care
Detailed statistics
Number of adults worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
Detailed statistics
Share of adults worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
Detailed statistics
Population share with overweight worldwide 2014-2029
Adults worldwide who stated obesity is their country's leading health issue 2023
Percentage of adults worldwide who stated that obesity was the biggest health problem facing people in their country in 2023
Leading health problems worldwide 2023
Percentage of adults worldwide who stated select issues were the biggest health problems facing people in their country in 2023
Population share with overweight worldwide 2014-2029
Population share with overweight worldwide from 2014 to 2029
Share of adults worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
Number of adults worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
Number of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were overweight or obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035 (in billions)
Overweight- prevalence in selected countries by gender 2020
Prevalence of overweight among adults in selected countries as of 2020, or latest year available, by gender*
Obesity - prevalence in selected countries by gender 2021
Prevalence of obesity among adults in selected countries as of 2021, or latest year available, by gender*
Share of the population in select countries worldwide trying to lose weight in 2020
Percentage of the population in select countries worldwide who were trying to lose weight in 2020
Ways governments and companies could help people lose weight worldwide 2020
Percentage of respondents worldwide who believed governments and companies could do the following to help them lose weight as of 2020
Number of adults worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender
Number of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender (in millions)
Share of adults worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender
Percentage of adults aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender
Percentage of women worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Percentage of women aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Percentage of women worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by income
Percentage of women aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level
Percentage of men worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Percentage of men aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Percentage of men worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by income
Percentage of men aged 20 years and older worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level
Number of children worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender
Number of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender (in millions)
Share of children worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender
Percentage of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by gender
Percentage of girls worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Percentage of girls aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Percentage of girls worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by income
Percentage of girls aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level
Percentage of boys worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Percentage of boys aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Percentage of boys worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by income
Percentage of boys aged 5 to 19 years worldwide who were obese in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level
Countries worldwide predicted to have over 1 million children with obesity in 2030
Predicted number of children aged 5 to 19 years with obesity in countries forecasted to have over 1 million obese children in 2030
Number of deaths worldwide from select risk factors in 2019
Annual number of deaths from select risk factors worldwide in 2019 (in millions)
Leading countries by share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019
Countries with the highest share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019*
Leading countries by rates of death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019
Countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019 (per 100,000 population)
Economic impact of overweight and obesity worldwide in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
Global economic impact of overweight and obesity in 2020 and forecasts to 2035 (in trillion U.S. dollars)
Economic impact of high BMI worldwide in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Global economic impact of overweight and obesity in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)
Economic impact of high BMI worldwide in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by income level
Global economic impact of overweight and obesity in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level (in billion U.S. dollars)
Economic impact of high BMI as share of GDP worldwide in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
Global economic impact of overweight and obesity as proportion of total global GDP in 2020 and forecasts to 2035
Economic impact of high BMI as share of GDP worldwide from 2020 to 2035, by region
Global economic impact of overweight and obesity as proportion of total GDP in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by region
Economic impact of high BMI as share of GDP worldwide from 2020 to 2035, by income
Global economic impact of overweight and obesity as proportion of total GDP in 2020 and forecasts to 2035, by country income level
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