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Health > Diseases > Obesity > Female obesity rate: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage of females older than 14 who are obese, meaning their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 30.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 SamoaSamoa 66% 2002
=2 NauruNauru 61% 2004
=2 Cook IslandsCook Islands 61% 2003
4 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 44% 2000
5 United Arab EmiratesUAE 40% 2000
6 SeychellesSeychelles 35% 2004
7 BahrainBahrain 34% 1999
=8 United StatesUnited States 33% 2004
=8 EgyptEgypt 33% 1999
=10 KuwaitKuwait 30% 2000
=10 South AfricaSouth Africa 30% 1998
=10 TurkeyTurkey 30% 1997
13 MexicoMexico 28% 2000
=14 FijiFiji 26% 2002
=14 JordanJordan 26% 2002
=16 ChileChile 25% 2003
=16 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 25% 2002
=16 IsraelIsrael 25% 2001
19 FinlandFinland 24% 2001
=20 CroatiaCroatia 23% 2003
=20 New ZealandNew Zealand 23% 2003
=20 TunisiaTunisia 23% 1997
=23 AustraliaAustralia 22% 2000
=23 MoroccoMorocco 22% 2000
25 MaltaMalta 21% 2002
=26 LatviaLatvia 20% 2004
=26 PolandPoland 20% 2000
=26 PeruPeru 20% 2000
=26 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 20% 2000
=26 VanuatuVanuatu 20% 1998
=26 MauritiusMauritius 20% 1998
=32 RomaniaRomania 19% 1997
=32 LebanonLebanon 19% 1997
=34 HungaryHungary 18% 2004
=34 GreeceGreece 18% 2004
=34 NicaraguaNicaragua 18% 2001
=34 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 18% 1998
=34 UruguayUruguay 18% 1998
=39 ColombiaColombia 17% 2005
=39 LithuaniaLithuania 17% 2004
=39 MauritaniaMauritania 17% 2001
=42 LesothoLesotho 16% 2004
=42 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 16% 2002
=44 EstoniaEstonia 15% 2004
=44 BoliviaBolivia 15% 2003
=46 SpainSpain 14% 2003
=46 CanadaCanada 14% 2003
=46 SloveniaSlovenia 14% 2001
=46 ArmeniaArmenia 14% 2001
=46 IranIran 14% 1999
=51 MongoliaMongolia 13% 2006
=51 BelgiumBelgium 13% 2004
=51 BrazilBrazil 13% 2003
=51 KazakhstanKazakhstan 13% 1999
=55 GermanyGermany 12% 2003
=55 IcelandIceland 12% 2002
=55 IrelandIreland 12% 2002
=55 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 12% 2001
=55 NetherlandsNetherlands 12% 2001
=55 GuatemalaGuatemala 12% 1999
61 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 11% 1999
=62 SwedenSweden 10% 2003
=62 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 10% 2000
=64 ItalyItaly 9% 2003
=64 DenmarkDenmark 9% 2000
=64 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 9% 1997
=67 CameroonCameroon 8% 2004
=67 GhanaGhana 8% 2003
=67 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 8% 2002
=67 HaitiHaiti 8% 2000
=67 GabonGabon 8% 2000
=67 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8% 1999
=73 UzbekistanUzbekistan 7% 2002
=73 SingaporeSingapore 7% 1998
=75 KenyaKenya 6% 2003
=75 NigeriaNigeria 6% 2003
=75 BeninBenin 6% 2001
=75 NorwayNorway 6% 1998
=75 PhilippinesPhilippines 6% 1998
=80 TanzaniaTanzania 4% 2005
=80 MozambiqueMozambique 4% 2003
=80 IndonesiaIndonesia 4% 2001
=80 MaliMali 4% 2001
=84 ZambiaZambia 3% 2002
=84 ChinaChina 3% 2002
=84 JapanJapan 3% 2001
=84 GuineaGuinea 3% 1999
=84 South KoreaSouth Korea 3% 1998
=89 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2% 2003
=89 EritreaEritrea 2% 2002
=89 LaosLaos 2% 2000
=89 MalawiMalawi 2% 2000
=89 NigerNiger 2% 1998
=94 MadagascarMadagascar 1% 2004
=94 NepalNepal 1% 2001
=94 CambodiaCambodia 1% 2000
=94 IndiaIndia 1% 1998
98 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2000

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