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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WHO. (September 27, 2017). Percentage of people who were overweight in selected world countries from 1975 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094583/overweight-prevalence-in-selected-world-countries/
WHO. "Percentage of people who were overweight in selected world countries from 1975 to 2016." Chart. September 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094583/overweight-prevalence-in-selected-world-countries/
WHO. (2017). Percentage of people who were overweight in selected world countries from 1975 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094583/overweight-prevalence-in-selected-world-countries/
WHO. "Percentage of People Who Were Overweight in Selected World Countries from 1975 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094583/overweight-prevalence-in-selected-world-countries/
WHO, Percentage of people who were overweight in selected world countries from 1975 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094583/overweight-prevalence-in-selected-world-countries/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Percentage of people who were overweight in selected world countries from 1975 to 2016 [Graph], WHO, September 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094583/overweight-prevalence-in-selected-world-countries/