Prevalence of Overweight
This key economic indicator for the Obesity sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Prevalence of Overweight in Tuvalu increased 0.6points from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Tuvalu Prevalence of Overweight was up 0.6points year on year totalising 83.3 Percent of Adult Population.
- In 2019 Kiribati was ranked number 5 in Prevalence of Overweight.
- In 2019 Haiti was number 86 in Prevalence of Overweight to 57.4 Percent of Adult Population, compared to 91 in 2018.
Top Countries in Prevalence of Overweight
| # | 188 Countries | Percent of Adult Population | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Nauru
|
89.00 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Palau
|
86.20 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Marshall Islands
|
84.40 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Tuvalu
|
83.30 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Kiribati
|
80.00 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Tonga
|
79.80 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Samoa
|
78.80 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Federated States of Micronesia
|
77.20 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Kuwait
|
74.50 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Qatar
|
73.00 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Saudi Arabia
|
71.10 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Jordan
|
71.00 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
United Arab Emirates
|
69.30 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
United States
|
69.30 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Lebanon
|
69.10 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Turkey
|
68.40 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Libya
|
68.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Malta
|
67.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Bahrain
|
67.10 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
New Zealand
|
66.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Mexico
|
66.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Iraq
|
66.00 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Australia
|
65.70 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Bahamas
|
65.70 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Canada
|
65.40 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Fiji
|
65.40 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Israel
|
65.20 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Egypt
|
65.00 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
United Kingdom
|
65.00 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Venezuela
|
64.50 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Chile
|
64.40 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Oman
|
64.40 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Andorra
|
64.30 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Uruguay
|
64.20 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Argentina
|
64.00 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Algeria
|
63.90 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Costa Rica
|
63.60 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Dominican Republic
|
63.40 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Greece
|
63.40 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Iran
|
63.40 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Tunisia
|
63.20 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Czech Republic
|
63.10 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Syria
|
63.10 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Bulgaria
|
62.80 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Hungary
|
62.80 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Spain
|
62.60 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Morocco
|
62.10 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Ireland
|
62.00 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Dominica
|
61.90 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 50 |
#50
El Salvador
|
61.60 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Croatia
|
60.80 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Montenegro
|
60.80 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 53 |
#53
France
|
60.60 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Belarus
|
60.50 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Colombia
|
60.40 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Lithuania
|
60.40 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Belgium
|
60.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Panama
|
60.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Suriname
|
60.30 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 60 |
#60
Cyprus
|
60.10 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Iceland
|
60.00 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Cuba
|
59.90 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Luxembourg
|
59.80 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Nicaragua
|
59.70 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 65 |
#65
Italy
|
59.50 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Albania
|
59.40 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Norway
|
59.40 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Poland
|
59.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Ukraine
|
59.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Macedonia
|
59.10 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Netherlands
|
59.10 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Peru
|
58.90 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Portugal
|
58.90 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Romania
|
58.90 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Vanuatu
|
58.90 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 76 |
#76
Finland
|
58.80 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Latvia
|
58.60 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Serbia
|
58.30 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Brazil
|
58.10 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Russian Federation
|
57.90 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 81 |
#81
Germany
|
57.70 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Bolivia
|
57.60 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Guatemala
|
57.60 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Honduras
|
57.60 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Mongolia
|
57.50 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Ecuador
|
57.40 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Haiti
|
57.40 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Sweden
|
57.40 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Jamaica
|
57.20 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Slovakia
|
57.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Slovenia
|
57.20 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
56.80 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Solomon Islands
|
56.80 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Estonia
|
56.50 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 95 |
#95
Denmark
|
56.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Belize
|
56.20 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Georgia
|
55.70 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 98 |
#98
Armenia
|
55.60 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
South Africa
|
55.40 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Austria
|
55.30 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Switzerland
|
55.30 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 102 |
#102
Paraguay
|
55.20 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 103 |
#103
Azerbaijan
|
55.10 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Kazakhstan
|
54.90 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
54.50 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Papua New Guinea
|
54.50 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 107 |
#107
Barbados
|
53.90 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 107 |
#107
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
53.90 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Turkmenistan
|
53.40 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Grenada
|
53.00 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 111 |
#111
Moldova
|
52.80 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Guyana
|
51.10 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Yemen
|
50.80 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Kyrgyzstan
|
49.80 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 115 |
#115
Uzbekistan
|
49.60 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 116 |
#116
Saint Lucia
|
49.50 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Antigua and Barbuda
|
49.30 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Trinidad and Tobago
|
47.70 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Tajikistan
|
46.80 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Botswana
|
44.80 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Malaysia
|
44.70 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Brunei
|
43.10 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 123 |
#123
Namibia
|
42.40 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Gabon
|
41.60 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Lesotho
|
40.20 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Eswatini
|
39.70 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 127 |
#127
Djibouti
|
39.60 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Zimbabwe
|
39.30 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Seychelles
|
38.00 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Sao Tome and Principe
|
37.00 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 131 |
#131
Cape Verde
|
36.30 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 132 |
#132
Mauritania
|
35.90 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 133 |
#133
Cameroon
|
35.10 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Thailand
|
34.60 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
China
|
34.00 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Gambia
|
33.50 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Ghana
|
33.50 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 138 |
#138
North Korea
|
33.40 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Mauritius
|
33.30 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 140 |
#140
Ivory Coast
|
33.10 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 141 |
#141
Maldives
|
32.60 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Singapore
|
32.40 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 143 |
#143
Republic of the Congo
|
32.20 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Liberia
|
32.10 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 145 |
#145
Guinea-Bissau
|
31.40 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 146 |
#146
South Korea
|
31.20 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 147 |
#147
Benin
|
30.80 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Nigeria
|
30.40 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Indonesia
|
29.90 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Pakistan
|
29.90 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
Senegal
|
29.60 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
Somalia
|
29.60 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Mali
|
29.50 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 154 |
#154
Togo
|
29.40 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 155 |
#155
Tanzania
|
29.10 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 156 |
#156
Angola
|
28.90 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 156 |
#156
Sierra Leone
|
28.90 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 156 |
#156
Zambia
|
28.90 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Philippines
|
28.80 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 160 |
#160
Bhutan
|
28.70 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 161 |
#161
Comoros
|
28.20 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Japan
|
28.10 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 163 |
#163
Equatorial Guinea
|
27.80 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 163 |
#163
Guinea
|
27.80 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 165 |
#165
Mozambique
|
27.50 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Central African Republic
|
27.30 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 167 |
#167
Laos
|
27.10 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Kenya
|
26.70 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 169 |
#169
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
26.50 % | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 169 |
#169
Rwanda
|
26.50 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Myanmar
|
26.20 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 172 |
#172
Madagascar
|
25.10 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Sri Lanka
|
24.60 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 174 |
#174
Burkina Faso
|
24.50 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 174 |
#174
Malawi
|
24.50 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 176 |
#176
Afghanistan
|
24.30 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Chad
|
24.10 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
Uganda
|
23.40 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 179 |
#179
Burundi
|
23.30 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Eritrea
|
23.10 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Niger
|
23.00 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 182 |
#182
Cambodia
|
22.90 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 182 |
#182
East Timor
|
22.90 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 184 |
#184
Nepal
|
22.20 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 185 |
#185
Ethiopia
|
21.90 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 186 |
#186
Bangladesh
|
21.20 % | 2019 | +1.9 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 187 |
#187
India
|
20.80 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 188 |
#188
Vietnam
|
19.50 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.7 % | View data |
Source: World Bank