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Field Listing :: Obesity - adult prevalence rate

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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.
Country Comparison to the World

Country	Obesity - adult prevalence rate(%)


American Samoa	74.6% (2007)


Australia	16.4% (2005)


Austria	11% (2008)


Belgium	10.8% (2001)


Bosnia and Herzegovina	21.7% (2002)


Brazil	11.1% (2003)


Bulgaria	12.4% (2001)


Canada	23.1% (2004)


Chile	21.9% (2003)


China	2.9% (2002)


Colombia	13.7% (2007)


Croatia	22.3% (2003)


Cuba	11.8% (2002)


Cyprus	12.3% (2003)


Czech Republic	15.1% (2002)


Denmark	11.4% (2006)


Egypt	30.3% (2006)


Eritrea	3.3% (2004)


Estonia	14.4% (2004)


Fiji	23.9% (2004)


Finland	15.7% (2008)


France	16.9% (2007)


Germany	12.9% (2003)


Greece	22.5% (2003)


Hungary	17.7% (2004)


Iceland	12.4% (2002)


Indonesia	2.4% (2001)


Iran	14.2% (2005)


Ireland	13% (2002)


Israel	22.9% (2001)


Italy	9.8% (2005)


Japan	3.1% (2000)


Jordan	19.5% (2004)


Kiribati	50.6% (2006)


Korea, South	3.2% (2001)


Kuwait	28.8% (2000)


Laos	1.2% (2000)


Latvia	15.6% (2006)


Lebanon	13.5% (2004)


Lithuania	19.7% (2006)


Madagascar	2.1% (2005)


Malaysia	16.3% (2006)


Malta	20.7% (2007)


Mexico	23.6% (2000)


Mongolia	9.8% (2005)


Morocco	16% (2000)


New Zealand	26.5% (2007)


Norway	10% (2009)


Peru	16.3% (2000)


Philippines	4.3% (2003)


Poland	18% (2001)


Portugal	14.2% (2005)


Romania	8.6% (2000)


Saudi Arabia	35.6% (2000)


Seychelles	25.1% (2004)


Singapore	6.9% (2004)


Slovakia	14.3% (2002)


Slovenia	15% (2001)


Spain	15.6% (2007)


Sweden	12% (2009)


Switzerland	8.2% (2007)


Thailand	7.8% (2003)


Tokelau	63.4% (2007)


Tonga	56% (2000)


Turkey	16.1% (2007)


United Arab Emirates	33.7% (2000)


United Kingdom	22.7% (2002)


United States	33.9% (2006)


Vietnam	0.5% (2000)


Zimbabwe	15.7% (2005)

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