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DEFINITION:
This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nauru | 71.1% | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Tonga | 57.6% | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Samoa | 54.1% | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Palau | 48.9% | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Kiribati | 46% | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 45.4% | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Federated States of Micronesia | 40.6% | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Fiji | 30.6% | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 30% | 2008 | ||
| 10 | New Zealand | 28.3% | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Vanuatu | 27.5% | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Australia | 26.8% | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 16.2% | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Mongolia | 14.4% | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Malaysia | 14% | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Thailand | 8.8% | 2008 | ||
| 17 | South Korea | 7.7% | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Brunei | 7.5% | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Singapore | 7.1% | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Philippines | 6.3% | 2008 | ||
| 21 | China | 5.7% | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Japan | 5% | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Indonesia | 4.8% | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Burma | 4% | 2008 | ||
| 25 | North Korea | 3.9% | 2008 | ||
| 26 | East Timor | 2.7% | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Laos | 2.6% | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Cambodia | 2.1% | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Vietnam | 1.7% | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate
- 2 of the top 3 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Christian.
- Tonga has ranked in the top 3 for obesity > adult obesity rate since 2000.
- 42 of the top 106 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are European.
- United States ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- Czech Republic ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2008.
- 28 of the top 94 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Cold countries'.
