Health > Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men): Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of males aged over 15 years who are obese. The World Health Organization defines obesity as a body mass index over 30. The average BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.
CONTENTS
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# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TongaTonga | 74.9% | 2004 | ||
2 | SamoaSamoa | 66.3% | 2002 | ||
3 | Cook IslandsCook Islands | 65.7% | 2003 | ||
4 | NauruNauru | 60.5% | 2004 | ||
5 | EgyptEgypt | 46.6% | 2005 | ||
6 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 44% | 2000 | ||
7 | United Arab EmiratesUAE | 39.9% | 2000 | ||
8 | IraqIraq | 38.2% | 2006 | ||
9 | SeychellesSeychelles | 35.2% | 2004 | ||
10 | MexicoMexico | 34.5% | 2006 | ||
11 | United StatesUnited States | 33.2% | 2004 | ||
12 | SyriaSyria | 27.7% | 2003 | ||
13 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 27.4% | 2003 | ||
14 | GuyanaGuyana | 26.9% | 2000 | ||
15 | FijiFiji | 26.4% | 2002 | ||
16 | AustraliaAustralia | 25.5% | 2005 | ||
17 | IsraelIsrael | 25.4% | 2001 | ||
=18 | VanuatuVanuatu | 25.2% | 2005 | ||
=18 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 25.2% | 2002 | ||
20 | ChileChile | 25% | 2003 | ||
21 | OmanOman | 23.8% | 2000 | ||
=22 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 23.2% | 2004 | ||
=22 | CanadaCanada | 23.2% | 2004 | ||
=24 | SwazilandSwaziland | 23.1% | 2007 | ||
=24 | BulgariaBulgaria | 23.1% | 2001 | ||
26 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 23% | 2002 | ||
=27 | TurkeyTurkey | 22.7% | 2004 | ||
=27 | CroatiaCroatia | 22.7% | 2003 | ||
29 | MaltaMalta | 21.3% | 2002 | ||
30 | GermanyGermany | 21.1% | 2007 | ||
=31 | JordanJordan | 20.1% | 2007 | ||
=31 | RussiaRussia | 20.1% | 2005 | ||
33 | PolandPoland | 19.9% | 2001 | ||
=34 | ArgentinaArgentina | 19.4% | 2006 | ||
=34 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 19.4% | 2005 | ||
=36 | LithuaniaLithuania | 19.2% | 2006 | ||
=36 | IranIran | 19.2% | 2005 | ||
=38 | HondurasHonduras | 18.8% | 2006 | ||
=38 | MalaysiaMalaysia | 18.8% | 2003 | ||
40 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 18.7% | 2005 | ||
=41 | MoldovaMoldova | 18.2% | 2005 | ||
=41 | HungaryHungary | 18.2% | 2004 | ||
=41 | GreeceGreece | 18.2% | 2003 | ||
44 | LatviaLatvia | 18.1% | 2006 | ||
45 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 17.9% | 2006 | ||
46 | FranceFrance | 17.6% | 2007 | ||
47 | MauritaniaMauritania | 16.7% | 2001 | ||
48 | ColombiaColombia | 16.6% | 2005 | ||
49 | EstoniaEstonia | 16.5% | 2006 | ||
50 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 16.3% | 2002 | ||
51 | LesothoLesotho | 16.1% | 2005 | ||
52 | ArmeniaArmenia | 15.5% | 2005 | ||
53 | BoliviaBolivia | 15.1% | 2003 | ||
54 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 15% | 2002 | ||
=55 | SwedenSweden | 14% | 2007 | ||
=55 | FinlandFinland | 14% | 2007 | ||
57 | SloveniaSlovenia | 13.8% | 2001 | ||
58 | SpainSpain | 13.5% | 2003 | ||
=59 | PortugalPortugal | 13.4% | 2005 | ||
=59 | BelgiumBelgium | 13.4% | 2004 | ||
61 | BrazilBrazil | 13.1% | 2003 | ||
=62 | PeruPeru | 12.5% | 2006 | ||
=62 | MongoliaMongolia | 12.5% | 2005 | ||
64 | IcelandIceland | 12.3% | 2002 | ||
65 | IrelandIreland | 12% | 2002 | ||
66 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 11.9% | 2001 | ||
=67 | CyprusCyprus | 11.8% | 2003 | ||
=67 | CubaCuba | 11.8% | 2001 | ||
69 | NamibiaNamibia | 11.7% | 2007 | ||
70 | UkraineUkraine | 11.3% | 2002 | ||
=71 | DenmarkDenmark | 11% | 2005 | ||
=71 | MoroccoMorocco | 11% | 2004 | ||
73 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 10.3% | 2000 | ||
74 | ThailandThailand | 10.2% | 2003 | ||
75 | RomaniaRomania | 9.5% | 2000 | ||
76 | ItalyItaly | 8.9% | 2004 | ||
=77 | CameroonCameroon | 8.2% | 2004 | ||
=77 | GabonGabon | 8.2% | 2000 | ||
79 | GhanaGhana | 8.1% | 2003 | ||
80 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 7.5% | 2002 | ||
81 | SingaporeSingapore | 7.3% | 2004 | ||
82 | SenegalSenegal | 7.2% | 2005 | ||
83 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 7.1% | 2002 | ||
=84 | HaitiHaiti | 6.3% | 2006 | ||
=84 | KenyaKenya | 6.3% | 2003 | ||
86 | NorwayNorway | 5.9% | 2002 | ||
=87 | BeninBenin | 5.8% | 2006 | ||
=87 | NigeriaNigeria | 5.8% | 2003 | ||
89 | LiberiaLiberia | 5.7% | 2007 | ||
90 | MaliMali | 5.2% | 2006 | ||
91 | TanzaniaTanzania | 4.4% | 2005 | ||
92 | UgandaUganda | 4.1% | 2006 | ||
93 | MozambiqueMozambique | 3.9% | 2003 | ||
94 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 3.6% | 2001 | ||
=95 | EritreaEritrea | 3.4% | 2004 | ||
=95 | ChinaChina | 3.4% | 2002 | ||
97 | JapanJapan | 3.3% | 2001 | ||
98 | NigerNiger | 3.2% | 2006 | ||
=99 | GuineaGuinea | 3% | 2005 | ||
=99 | ZambiaZambia | 3% | 2002 | ||
101 | IndiaIndia | 2.8% | 2006 | ||
=102 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 2.4% | 2007 | ||
=102 | MalawiMalawi | 2.4% | 2005 | ||
=102 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 2.4% | 2003 | ||
105 | LaosLaos | 1.6% | 2000 | ||
106 | ChadChad | 1.5% | 2004 | ||
107 | RwandaRwanda | 1.3% | 2000 | ||
108 | CambodiaCambodia | 1.2% | 2006 | ||
109 | MadagascarMadagascar | 1% | 2004 | ||
110 | NepalNepal | 0.9% | 2006 | ||
=111 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 0.7% | 2005 | ||
=111 | BangladeshBangladesh | 0.7% | 2000 | ||
113 | VietnamVietnam | 0.6% | 2000 |