In 2019, the excess annual medical expenditure for adults with severe obesity in the United States totaled some 126.4 billion U.S. dollars. This statistic illustrates the excess annual medical expenditures for adults in the United States in 2019, by BMI.
Excess annual medical expenditures for adults in the United States in 2019, by BMI*
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Excess costs were estimated by assuming that all respondents would instead follow the BMI distribution observed in the "Normal weight" category, then calculating the difference between the current predicted costs and the predicted costs for the reference weight population.
* BMI: Body Mass Index
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PLOS ONE. (March 24, 2021). Excess annual medical expenditures for adults in the United States in 2019, by BMI* (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369210/us-excess-annual-medical-expenditures-for-adults-bmi/
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PLOS ONE. (2021). Excess annual medical expenditures for adults in the United States in 2019, by BMI* (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369210/us-excess-annual-medical-expenditures-for-adults-bmi/
PLOS ONE. "Excess Annual Medical Expenditures for Adults in The United States in 2019, by Bmi* (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369210/us-excess-annual-medical-expenditures-for-adults-bmi/
PLOS ONE, Excess annual medical expenditures for adults in the United States in 2019, by BMI* (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369210/us-excess-annual-medical-expenditures-for-adults-bmi/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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