As of 2016, the most obese countries worldwide included Nauru, the Cook Islands, and Palau. As of this time, around 61 percent of the adult population of Nauru was obese. This statistic shows the countries with the highest share of the adult population who are obese worldwide as of 2016.
Countries with the highest share of the adult population who are obese worldwide as of 2016
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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 metres squared.
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OWID. (February 1, 2022). Countries with the highest share of the adult population who are obese worldwide as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209414/top-10-obese-nations-worldwide/
OWID. "Countries with the highest share of the adult population who are obese worldwide as of 2016." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209414/top-10-obese-nations-worldwide/
OWID. (2022). Countries with the highest share of the adult population who are obese worldwide as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209414/top-10-obese-nations-worldwide/
OWID. "Countries with The Highest Share of The Adult Population Who Are Obese Worldwide as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209414/top-10-obese-nations-worldwide/
OWID, Countries with the highest share of the adult population who are obese worldwide as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209414/top-10-obese-nations-worldwide/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Countries with the highest share of the adult population who are obese worldwide as of 2016 [Graph], OWID, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209414/top-10-obese-nations-worldwide/
