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social2023

High body-mass index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
33.2deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 25.6deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Nauru
173.5deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Japan
3.8deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Nauru173.5deaths per 100,000 people
2Egypt168.1deaths per 100,000 people
3Marshall Islands119.7deaths per 100,000 people
4Tuvalu118.3deaths per 100,000 people
5Syrian Arab Republic95.0deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa49.5deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other36.7deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia28.2deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
Europe25.3deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
North America19.8deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.8deaths per 100,000 people)High (173.5deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 33.2deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Nauru173.5deaths per 100,000 people
2Egypt168.1deaths per 100,000 people
3Marshall Islands119.7deaths per 100,000 people
4Tuvalu118.3deaths per 100,000 people
5Syrian Arab Republic95.0deaths per 100,000 people
6Cook Islands90.4deaths per 100,000 people
7Saudi Arabia86.2deaths per 100,000 people
8Morocco80.9deaths per 100,000 people
9Solomon Islands80.5deaths per 100,000 people
10Sudan80.1deaths per 100,000 people
11Libya78.9deaths per 100,000 people
12Iraq78.8deaths per 100,000 people
13Tajikistan78.6deaths per 100,000 people
14Bulgaria73.5deaths per 100,000 people
15Niue72.5deaths per 100,000 people
16Micronesia, Federated States of72.3deaths per 100,000 people
17State of Palestine68.8deaths per 100,000 people
18Uzbekistan68.7deaths per 100,000 people
19Tonga66.5deaths per 100,000 people
20Fiji65.8deaths per 100,000 people
21Afghanistan64.0deaths per 100,000 people
22Oman62.4deaths per 100,000 people
23Belarus62.3deaths per 100,000 people
24Turkmenistan61.5deaths per 100,000 people
25Bahamas61.1deaths per 100,000 people
26Palau58.4deaths per 100,000 people
27Samoa58.3deaths per 100,000 people
28Guyana57.9deaths per 100,000 people
29Algeria57.5deaths per 100,000 people
30American Samoa57.3deaths per 100,000 people
31Jordan56.4deaths per 100,000 people
32Tokelau55.8deaths per 100,000 people
33Azerbaijan55.3deaths per 100,000 people
34Yemen54.4deaths per 100,000 people
35Serbia54.0deaths per 100,000 people
36Estonia53.5deaths per 100,000 people
37Ukraine53.5deaths per 100,000 people
38Vanuatu53.2deaths per 100,000 people
39Moldova, Republic of51.3deaths per 100,000 people
40Venezuela51.0deaths per 100,000 people
41Kyrgyzstan49.4deaths per 100,000 people
42Hungary47.1deaths per 100,000 people
43Kuwait46.9deaths per 100,000 people
44Georgia46.4deaths per 100,000 people
45Northern Mariana Islands45.7deaths per 100,000 people
46Latvia45.6deaths per 100,000 people
47The Republic of North Macedonia44.7deaths per 100,000 people
48Equatorial Guinea44.3deaths per 100,000 people
49Russian Federation44.0deaths per 100,000 people
50Guam43.1deaths per 100,000 people
51Türkiye43.0deaths per 100,000 people
52Lithuania41.9deaths per 100,000 people
53Islamic Republic of Iran41.7deaths per 100,000 people
54Romania39.9deaths per 100,000 people
55Lesotho39.5deaths per 100,000 people
56Trinidad and Tobago39.2deaths per 100,000 people
57Eswatini39.0deaths per 100,000 people
58Mauritania37.5deaths per 100,000 people
59Haiti37.1deaths per 100,000 people
60Liberia36.9deaths per 100,000 people
61Virgin Islands, U.S.36.6deaths per 100,000 people
62South Africa36.4deaths per 100,000 people
63Montenegro36.3deaths per 100,000 people
64Dominica35.5deaths per 100,000 people
65Zambia35.3deaths per 100,000 people
66Bahrain35.2deaths per 100,000 people
67Dominican Republic35.1deaths per 100,000 people
68Gabon35.0deaths per 100,000 people
69Democratic Republic of the Congo35.0deaths per 100,000 people
70Cameroon34.4deaths per 100,000 people
71Slovakia34.0deaths per 100,000 people
72Papua New Guinea34.0deaths per 100,000 people
73Qatar34.0deaths per 100,000 people
74Kiribati33.5deaths per 100,000 people
75Seychelles33.0deaths per 100,000 people
76Kazakhstan32.9deaths per 100,000 people
77Saint Vincent and the Grenadines32.0deaths per 100,000 people
78Paraguay31.5deaths per 100,000 people
79Republic of the Congo31.3deaths per 100,000 people
80Antigua and Barbuda31.3deaths per 100,000 people
81Mongolia30.9deaths per 100,000 people
82Poland30.9deaths per 100,000 people
83Chad30.8deaths per 100,000 people
84Honduras30.5deaths per 100,000 people
85Bosnia and Herzegovina30.1deaths per 100,000 people
86Ghana30.0deaths per 100,000 people
87Croatia30.0deaths per 100,000 people
88United Arab Emirates30.0deaths per 100,000 people
89Saint Kitts and Nevis29.9deaths per 100,000 people
90Guinea-Bissau29.5deaths per 100,000 people
91Greenland29.3deaths per 100,000 people
92Armenia29.0deaths per 100,000 people
93Nigeria28.0deaths per 100,000 people
94Togo28.0deaths per 100,000 people
95Grenada27.8deaths per 100,000 people
96Czech Republic26.8deaths per 100,000 people
97Tunisia26.5deaths per 100,000 people
98Belize26.5deaths per 100,000 people
99Central African Republic26.3deaths per 100,000 people
100United States of America26.0deaths per 100,000 people
101Mauritius26.0deaths per 100,000 people
102Zimbabwe25.8deaths per 100,000 people
103Cuba25.5deaths per 100,000 people
104Malawi25.4deaths per 100,000 people
105Saint Lucia25.4deaths per 100,000 people
106Bolivia25.4deaths per 100,000 people
107Argentina25.3deaths per 100,000 people
108Finland24.9deaths per 100,000 people
109Suriname24.7deaths per 100,000 people
110Lebanon24.5deaths per 100,000 people
111Jamaica24.1deaths per 100,000 people
112Barbados24.0deaths per 100,000 people
113Botswana23.9deaths per 100,000 people
114Namibia23.5deaths per 100,000 people
115Republic of The Gambia23.2deaths per 100,000 people
116Mexico23.0deaths per 100,000 people
117Angola22.9deaths per 100,000 people
118Guinea22.8deaths per 100,000 people
119El Salvador22.5deaths per 100,000 people
120Pakistan22.4deaths per 100,000 people
121Greece22.2deaths per 100,000 people
122North Korea22.2deaths per 100,000 people
123Ecuador22.2deaths per 100,000 people
124Madagascar22.2deaths per 100,000 people
125Philippines22.1deaths per 100,000 people
126Mali22.0deaths per 100,000 people
127Cape Verde21.6deaths per 100,000 people
128Nicaragua21.3deaths per 100,000 people
129Bhutan21.2deaths per 100,000 people
130Bangladesh21.0deaths per 100,000 people
131Cyprus20.8deaths per 100,000 people
132Brazil20.8deaths per 100,000 people
133Sao Tome and Principe20.6deaths per 100,000 people
134Albania20.5deaths per 100,000 people
135Sierra Leone20.3deaths per 100,000 people
136South Sudan19.9deaths per 100,000 people
137Uruguay19.7deaths per 100,000 people
138Lao People's Democratic Republic19.5deaths per 100,000 people
139Slovenia19.0deaths per 100,000 people
140Myanmar18.9deaths per 100,000 people
141Cote d'Ivoire18.9deaths per 100,000 people
142United Republic of Tanzania18.6deaths per 100,000 people
143Guatemala18.3deaths per 100,000 people
144Costa Rica18.1deaths per 100,000 people
145Germany18.0deaths per 100,000 people
146Puerto Rico17.8deaths per 100,000 people
147Panama17.6deaths per 100,000 people
148Brunei Darussalam17.5deaths per 100,000 people
149Rwanda17.5deaths per 100,000 people
150Austria17.5deaths per 100,000 people
151Chile17.2deaths per 100,000 people
152Senegal16.7deaths per 100,000 people
153Colombia16.5deaths per 100,000 people
154Benin16.5deaths per 100,000 people
155Uganda16.2deaths per 100,000 people
156Maldives16.1deaths per 100,000 people
157Malaysia16.1deaths per 100,000 people
158Mozambique16.0deaths per 100,000 people
159Sri Lanka15.6deaths per 100,000 people
160Italy15.6deaths per 100,000 people
161New Zealand15.4deaths per 100,000 people
162Indonesia15.3deaths per 100,000 people
163Bermuda15.1deaths per 100,000 people
164Malta15.1deaths per 100,000 people
165United Kingdom15.0deaths per 100,000 people
166Eritrea14.4deaths per 100,000 people
167Niger13.8deaths per 100,000 people
168India13.7deaths per 100,000 people
169Iceland13.2deaths per 100,000 people
170Ireland13.1deaths per 100,000 people
171Portugal12.5deaths per 100,000 people
172Ethiopia12.2deaths per 100,000 people
173Cambodia12.0deaths per 100,000 people
174Canada11.9deaths per 100,000 people
175Sweden11.8deaths per 100,000 people
176Burundi11.6deaths per 100,000 people
177Spain11.5deaths per 100,000 people
178Nepal11.0deaths per 100,000 people
179Luxembourg11.0deaths per 100,000 people
180Andorra11.0deaths per 100,000 people
181Peru10.9deaths per 100,000 people
182People's Republic of China10.9deaths per 100,000 people
183Switzerland10.6deaths per 100,000 people
184San Marino10.3deaths per 100,000 people
185Burkina Faso10.0deaths per 100,000 people
186Timor-Leste10.0deaths per 100,000 people
187Kenya9.5deaths per 100,000 people
188Australia9.5deaths per 100,000 people
189Monaco9.2deaths per 100,000 people
190Djibouti9.2deaths per 100,000 people
191Denmark8.8deaths per 100,000 people
192Netherlands8.6deaths per 100,000 people
193Taiwan, Province of China8.4deaths per 100,000 people
194France8.4deaths per 100,000 people
195Singapore8.4deaths per 100,000 people
196Belgium8.4deaths per 100,000 people
197Comoros8.3deaths per 100,000 people
198Norway8.2deaths per 100,000 people
199Israel8.2deaths per 100,000 people
200Somalia7.7deaths per 100,000 people
201Vietnam6.9deaths per 100,000 people
202Thailand6.4deaths per 100,000 people
203South Korea4.0deaths per 100,000 people
204Japan3.8deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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