Cost of obesity in select countries worldwide in 2019, by type of cost

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John Elflein,
Feb 17, 2022
It was estimated that in 2019 the total cost of obesity in Australia was around 23.68 billion U.S. dollars, with direct medical costs accounting for around 11.58 billion U.S. dollars of this total. This statistic presents the estimated cost of obesity in select countries worldwide in 2019, by type of cost.

Cost of obesity in select countries worldwide in 2019, by type of cost (in billion U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicDirect medical costsDirect non-medical costsAbsenteeism costPresenteeism costsPremature mortality costs
Australia 11.58 0.44 1.56 0.92 9.18
Brazil 14.35 1.84 2.21 2.76 17.61
India 5.13 1 1.23 1.67 14.21
Mexico 6.11 1.54 1.68 2.39 14.32
Saudi Arabia 4.82 0.2 0.7 4.41 9.03
South Africa 2.33 0.15 0.04 0.2 2.83
Spain 11.02 0.28 1.84 6.02 9.9
Thailand 1.34 0.32 0.4 0.53 4.29
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August 2021

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

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