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Deaths from all causes attributed to high body-mass index per 100,000 people

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 Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
71.2deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 60.5deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Cook Islands
236.8deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Somalia
9.4deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Cook Islands236.8deaths per 100,000 people
2Niue228.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Fiji204.8deaths per 100,000 people
4Tuvalu204.0deaths per 100,000 people
5Bulgaria200.0deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Europe100.0deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
North America77.5deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Other72.1deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Oceania62.4deaths per 100,000 people(2 countries)
South America62.4deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (9.4deaths per 100,000 people)High (236.8deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 71.2deaths per 100,000 people)

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

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
1Cook Islands236.8deaths per 100,000 people
2Niue228.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Fiji204.8deaths per 100,000 people
4Tuvalu204.0deaths per 100,000 people
5Bulgaria200.0deaths per 100,000 people
6Estonia185.6deaths per 100,000 people
7Nauru181.2deaths per 100,000 people
8Virgin Islands, U.S.177.6deaths per 100,000 people
9Trinidad and Tobago169.6deaths per 100,000 people
10Micronesia, Federated States of169.4deaths per 100,000 people
11Palau168.5deaths per 100,000 people
12Marshall Islands162.4deaths per 100,000 people
13Latvia160.1deaths per 100,000 people
14Croatia159.3deaths per 100,000 people
15Puerto Rico157.4deaths per 100,000 people
16Mauritius155.5deaths per 100,000 people
17American Samoa154.1deaths per 100,000 people
18Hungary150.2deaths per 100,000 people
19Serbia148.1deaths per 100,000 people
20Tokelau146.1deaths per 100,000 people
21Barbados144.1deaths per 100,000 people
22Dominica142.4deaths per 100,000 people
23Lithuania135.6deaths per 100,000 people
24Belarus134.1deaths per 100,000 people
25The Republic of North Macedonia132.2deaths per 100,000 people
26Tonga131.4deaths per 100,000 people
27Egypt130.3deaths per 100,000 people
28Greece128.7deaths per 100,000 people
29Ukraine128.0deaths per 100,000 people
30Northern Mariana Islands121.4deaths per 100,000 people
31Georgia120.8deaths per 100,000 people
32Bahamas118.8deaths per 100,000 people
33Guyana117.3deaths per 100,000 people
34Bosnia and Herzegovina116.7deaths per 100,000 people
35Grenada115.2deaths per 100,000 people
36Moldova, Republic of115.1deaths per 100,000 people
37Montenegro112.7deaths per 100,000 people
38Russian Federation111.7deaths per 100,000 people
39Venezuela110.1deaths per 100,000 people
40Czech Republic108.6deaths per 100,000 people
41Romania108.5deaths per 100,000 people
42Finland108.3deaths per 100,000 people
43Poland107.6deaths per 100,000 people
44Samoa107.0deaths per 100,000 people
45Germany106.3deaths per 100,000 people
46Monaco105.8deaths per 100,000 people
47Morocco105.4deaths per 100,000 people
48Solomon Islands104.9deaths per 100,000 people
49Saint Vincent and the Grenadines103.5deaths per 100,000 people
50Italy103.4deaths per 100,000 people
51Antigua and Barbuda101.7deaths per 100,000 people
52United States of America100.7deaths per 100,000 people
53Slovakia98.5deaths per 100,000 people
54Portugal98.1deaths per 100,000 people
55Saint Kitts and Nevis97.2deaths per 100,000 people
56Guam94.6deaths per 100,000 people
57Saint Lucia94.5deaths per 100,000 people
58Slovenia94.2deaths per 100,000 people
59Türkiye92.9deaths per 100,000 people
60Mexico92.6deaths per 100,000 people
61Syrian Arab Republic91.6deaths per 100,000 people
62Bermuda88.8deaths per 100,000 people
63Austria88.1deaths per 100,000 people
64Uruguay86.9deaths per 100,000 people
65Libya86.5deaths per 100,000 people
66Tunisia84.9deaths per 100,000 people
67Cuba84.5deaths per 100,000 people
68El Salvador81.8deaths per 100,000 people
69Spain81.5deaths per 100,000 people
70South Africa81.2deaths per 100,000 people
71Cyprus78.9deaths per 100,000 people
72Jamaica78.8deaths per 100,000 people
73Argentina78.1deaths per 100,000 people
74Azerbaijan75.1deaths per 100,000 people
75Iraq74.4deaths per 100,000 people
76Paraguay74.0deaths per 100,000 people
77Algeria73.4deaths per 100,000 people
78Dominican Republic72.4deaths per 100,000 people
79Malta71.3deaths per 100,000 people
80Vanuatu70.1deaths per 100,000 people
81Armenia69.7deaths per 100,000 people
82Suriname68.4deaths per 100,000 people
83New Zealand68.2deaths per 100,000 people
84United Kingdom68.1deaths per 100,000 people
85Seychelles68.0deaths per 100,000 people
86Uzbekistan66.7deaths per 100,000 people
87Kiribati66.6deaths per 100,000 people
88Sweden66.2deaths per 100,000 people
89Chile64.3deaths per 100,000 people
90Belize64.1deaths per 100,000 people
91Brazil63.5deaths per 100,000 people
92Lesotho62.9deaths per 100,000 people
93Eswatini62.4deaths per 100,000 people
94Turkmenistan62.1deaths per 100,000 people
95Bolivia62.0deaths per 100,000 people
96Sudan61.8deaths per 100,000 people
97France61.7deaths per 100,000 people
98Canada61.5deaths per 100,000 people
99San Marino61.2deaths per 100,000 people
100Denmark61.2deaths per 100,000 people
101Lebanon61.2deaths per 100,000 people
102Greenland61.0deaths per 100,000 people
103Netherlands60.1deaths per 100,000 people
104Costa Rica60.0deaths per 100,000 people
105Jordan59.4deaths per 100,000 people
106Albania58.3deaths per 100,000 people
107State of Palestine58.1deaths per 100,000 people
108Ecuador58.0deaths per 100,000 people
109Switzerland58.0deaths per 100,000 people
110Bahrain57.9deaths per 100,000 people
111Panama57.8deaths per 100,000 people
112Taiwan, Province of China57.0deaths per 100,000 people
113Australia56.6deaths per 100,000 people
114Islamic Republic of Iran56.5deaths per 100,000 people
115Belgium56.4deaths per 100,000 people
116Saudi Arabia56.2deaths per 100,000 people
117Sri Lanka55.7deaths per 100,000 people
118Gabon55.3deaths per 100,000 people
119Guatemala55.3deaths per 100,000 people
120Andorra54.1deaths per 100,000 people
121Tajikistan53.8deaths per 100,000 people
122Brunei Darussalam52.6deaths per 100,000 people
123Israel49.8deaths per 100,000 people
124Luxembourg49.7deaths per 100,000 people
125Ireland49.7deaths per 100,000 people
126Kazakhstan49.1deaths per 100,000 people
127Nicaragua48.8deaths per 100,000 people
128Thailand46.7deaths per 100,000 people
129Iceland46.3deaths per 100,000 people
130Norway45.3deaths per 100,000 people
131Papua New Guinea44.4deaths per 100,000 people
132Peru44.4deaths per 100,000 people
133Bhutan44.1deaths per 100,000 people
134North Korea44.0deaths per 100,000 people
135Botswana43.9deaths per 100,000 people
136Kuwait42.6deaths per 100,000 people
137Haiti41.5deaths per 100,000 people
138Colombia41.3deaths per 100,000 people
139Oman40.8deaths per 100,000 people
140Mauritania40.4deaths per 100,000 people
141Mongolia40.0deaths per 100,000 people
142Cape Verde39.6deaths per 100,000 people
143Myanmar39.4deaths per 100,000 people
144Japan39.2deaths per 100,000 people
145Ghana38.3deaths per 100,000 people
146Kyrgyzstan38.2deaths per 100,000 people
147Philippines36.8deaths per 100,000 people
148Liberia36.2deaths per 100,000 people
149Namibia35.7deaths per 100,000 people
150Indonesia34.0deaths per 100,000 people
151Cameroon33.5deaths per 100,000 people
152Democratic Republic of the Congo32.6deaths per 100,000 people
153Malaysia32.6deaths per 100,000 people
154Honduras32.6deaths per 100,000 people
155Equatorial Guinea31.2deaths per 100,000 people
156Zimbabwe31.0deaths per 100,000 people
157Republic of the Congo28.5deaths per 100,000 people
158Togo28.2deaths per 100,000 people
159Yemen27.7deaths per 100,000 people
160India27.5deaths per 100,000 people
161Sao Tome and Principe27.2deaths per 100,000 people
162People's Republic of China27.1deaths per 100,000 people
163Central African Republic27.1deaths per 100,000 people
164Pakistan26.8deaths per 100,000 people
165Singapore26.6deaths per 100,000 people
166Lao People's Democratic Republic26.5deaths per 100,000 people
167Afghanistan26.4deaths per 100,000 people
168South Korea26.2deaths per 100,000 people
169Bangladesh25.7deaths per 100,000 people
170Guinea-Bissau25.5deaths per 100,000 people
171Nigeria23.5deaths per 100,000 people
172Republic of The Gambia22.7deaths per 100,000 people
173Maldives22.5deaths per 100,000 people
174Sierra Leone22.5deaths per 100,000 people
175Nepal22.2deaths per 100,000 people
176Zambia21.8deaths per 100,000 people
177Malawi21.4deaths per 100,000 people
178Guinea21.3deaths per 100,000 people
179United Arab Emirates21.1deaths per 100,000 people
180Cambodia21.0deaths per 100,000 people
181Chad20.6deaths per 100,000 people
182Mali20.0deaths per 100,000 people
183Angola19.9deaths per 100,000 people
184Qatar19.8deaths per 100,000 people
185Vietnam19.3deaths per 100,000 people
186Rwanda18.8deaths per 100,000 people
187South Sudan18.6deaths per 100,000 people
188Senegal18.4deaths per 100,000 people
189Comoros18.2deaths per 100,000 people
190Cote d'Ivoire18.1deaths per 100,000 people
191Benin17.4deaths per 100,000 people
192United Republic of Tanzania17.0deaths per 100,000 people
193Eritrea16.9deaths per 100,000 people
194Kenya16.6deaths per 100,000 people
195Madagascar15.9deaths per 100,000 people
196Uganda13.7deaths per 100,000 people
197Timor-Leste13.4deaths per 100,000 people
198Djibouti13.4deaths per 100,000 people
199Mozambique12.0deaths per 100,000 people
200Burkina Faso10.8deaths per 100,000 people
201Ethiopia10.8deaths per 100,000 people
202Niger10.0deaths per 100,000 people
203Burundi9.7deaths per 100,000 people
204Somalia9.4deaths per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

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

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