In 2019, it was estimated that the rate of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide was around 62.6 per 100,000 population. The countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity included Fiji, Nauru, and Kiribati. This statistic shows the countries with the highest rates of premature 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)
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
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 his or her height in meters squared.
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OWID. (February 1, 2022). Countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. "Countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. (2022). Countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. "Countries with The Highest Rates of Premature Death Attributable to Obesity Worldwide in 2019 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID, Countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], OWID, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
