In 2019, it was estimated that around 8.5 percent of deaths worldwide could be attributed to obesity. The countries with the highest share of deaths that could be attributed to obesity included Fiji, the Cook Islands, and the United Arab Emirates. This statistic shows the countries with the highest share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019.
Countries with the highest share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019*
* 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. (February 1, 2022). Countries with the highest share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287720/share-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. "Countries with the highest share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019*." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287720/share-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. (2022). Countries with the highest share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287720/share-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. "Countries with The Highest Share of Deaths Attributable to Obesity Worldwide in 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287720/share-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID, Countries with the highest share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287720/share-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Countries with the highest share of deaths attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019* [Graph], OWID, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287720/share-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
