In 2021, around 16 percent of deaths in Bahrain were attributed to obesity, while around nine percent of deaths in the United States were attributed to obesity. This statistic shows the percentage of deaths in select countries worldwide that were attributed to obesity in 2021.
Percentage of deaths attributed to obesity in select countries worldwide in 2021*
* Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30. BMI is a person's
weight in kilograms divided by their height in meters squared. Shown is the share of total deaths, from
any cause, with obesity as an attributed risk factor.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
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OWID. (August 22, 2024). Percentage of deaths attributed to obesity in select countries worldwide in 2021* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169430/worldwide-percentage-deaths-obesity-related-attributed-country/
OWID. "Percentage of deaths attributed to obesity in select countries worldwide in 2021*." Chart. August 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169430/worldwide-percentage-deaths-obesity-related-attributed-country/
OWID. (2024). Percentage of deaths attributed to obesity in select countries worldwide in 2021*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169430/worldwide-percentage-deaths-obesity-related-attributed-country/
OWID. "Percentage of Deaths Attributed to Obesity in Select Countries Worldwide in 2021*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169430/worldwide-percentage-deaths-obesity-related-attributed-country/
OWID, Percentage of deaths attributed to obesity in select countries worldwide in 2021* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169430/worldwide-percentage-deaths-obesity-related-attributed-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of deaths attributed to obesity in select countries worldwide in 2021* [Graph], OWID, August 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169430/worldwide-percentage-deaths-obesity-related-attributed-country/
