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Age-standardized 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
70.8deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 59.0deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Nauru
359.9deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Japan
11.1deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Nauru359.9deaths per 100,000 people
2Marshall Islands267.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Egypt259.2deaths per 100,000 people
4Tuvalu249.0deaths per 100,000 people
5Fiji244.5deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa89.9deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other81.1deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
North America64.1deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Asia57.1deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
South America48.6deaths 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 (11.1deaths per 100,000 people)High (359.9deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 70.8deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
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
1Nauru359.9deaths per 100,000 people
2Marshall Islands267.5deaths per 100,000 people
3Egypt259.2deaths per 100,000 people
4Tuvalu249.0deaths per 100,000 people
5Fiji244.5deaths per 100,000 people
6Micronesia, Federated States of233.0deaths per 100,000 people
7Solomon Islands182.4deaths per 100,000 people
8Cook Islands180.1deaths per 100,000 people
9Saudi Arabia171.2deaths per 100,000 people
10Niue165.2deaths per 100,000 people
11Tonga163.6deaths per 100,000 people
12American Samoa163.4deaths per 100,000 people
13Syrian Arab Republic148.1deaths per 100,000 people
14Iraq148.0deaths per 100,000 people
15Palau144.4deaths per 100,000 people
16State of Palestine135.6deaths per 100,000 people
17Samoa135.3deaths per 100,000 people
18Guyana132.9deaths per 100,000 people
19Trinidad and Tobago129.8deaths per 100,000 people
20Bahrain129.4deaths per 100,000 people
21Tokelau129.4deaths per 100,000 people
22Northern Mariana Islands128.6deaths per 100,000 people
23Libya124.7deaths per 100,000 people
24Oman122.1deaths per 100,000 people
25Morocco118.0deaths per 100,000 people
26Bahamas117.4deaths per 100,000 people
27Sudan116.7deaths per 100,000 people
28Tajikistan111.8deaths per 100,000 people
29Jordan109.0deaths per 100,000 people
30Mauritius107.3deaths per 100,000 people
31Vanuatu106.6deaths per 100,000 people
32Eswatini102.7deaths per 100,000 people
33South Africa102.5deaths per 100,000 people
34Venezuela100.8deaths per 100,000 people
35Kiribati99.0deaths per 100,000 people
36Uzbekistan96.1deaths per 100,000 people
37Lesotho96.0deaths per 100,000 people
38Kuwait95.5deaths per 100,000 people
39Dominica95.5deaths per 100,000 people
40Afghanistan92.8deaths per 100,000 people
41Qatar92.1deaths per 100,000 people
42Bulgaria91.9deaths per 100,000 people
43Algeria91.7deaths per 100,000 people
44Equatorial Guinea91.5deaths per 100,000 people
45Mexico89.7deaths per 100,000 people
46Belize89.2deaths per 100,000 people
47Paraguay88.8deaths per 100,000 people
48Cameroon87.0deaths per 100,000 people
49Türkiye86.9deaths per 100,000 people
50Gabon86.8deaths per 100,000 people
51Serbia85.7deaths per 100,000 people
52Papua New Guinea83.6deaths per 100,000 people
53Turkmenistan83.1deaths per 100,000 people
54El Salvador83.0deaths per 100,000 people
55Grenada82.9deaths per 100,000 people
56Saint Kitts and Nevis82.7deaths per 100,000 people
57Dominican Republic82.7deaths per 100,000 people
58Mauritania82.4deaths per 100,000 people
59Guatemala81.8deaths per 100,000 people
60Tunisia81.0deaths per 100,000 people
61Antigua and Barbuda80.9deaths per 100,000 people
62Bolivia80.5deaths per 100,000 people
63Barbados80.0deaths per 100,000 people
64Liberia78.2deaths per 100,000 people
65Estonia78.1deaths per 100,000 people
66Virgin Islands, U.S.77.1deaths per 100,000 people
67United Arab Emirates76.8deaths per 100,000 people
68Azerbaijan76.6deaths per 100,000 people
69The Republic of North Macedonia75.9deaths per 100,000 people
70Belarus75.8deaths per 100,000 people
71Democratic Republic of the Congo75.4deaths per 100,000 people
72Yemen75.1deaths per 100,000 people
73Saint Vincent and the Grenadines74.6deaths per 100,000 people
74Guam73.1deaths per 100,000 people
75Islamic Republic of Iran72.8deaths per 100,000 people
76Haiti71.4deaths per 100,000 people
77Hungary71.4deaths per 100,000 people
78Georgia71.2deaths per 100,000 people
79Ghana71.0deaths per 100,000 people
80Latvia69.4deaths per 100,000 people
81Nicaragua69.3deaths per 100,000 people
82Jamaica68.3deaths per 100,000 people
83Saint Lucia68.3deaths per 100,000 people
84Zambia67.0deaths per 100,000 people
85Montenegro66.6deaths per 100,000 people
86Russian Federation66.1deaths per 100,000 people
87Republic of the Congo65.5deaths per 100,000 people
88Croatia65.5deaths per 100,000 people
89Central African Republic65.3deaths per 100,000 people
90Moldova, Republic of65.3deaths per 100,000 people
91Chad64.4deaths per 100,000 people
92Ukraine64.3deaths per 100,000 people
93Botswana63.7deaths per 100,000 people
94Namibia63.3deaths per 100,000 people
95Greenland62.9deaths per 100,000 people
96Guinea-Bissau62.9deaths per 100,000 people
97Suriname61.9deaths per 100,000 people
98Kyrgyzstan61.6deaths per 100,000 people
99Lithuania60.8deaths per 100,000 people
100Nigeria60.0deaths per 100,000 people
101Puerto Rico59.4deaths per 100,000 people
102Seychelles59.3deaths per 100,000 people
103Brunei Darussalam58.7deaths per 100,000 people
104Ecuador58.5deaths per 100,000 people
105Bosnia and Herzegovina58.3deaths per 100,000 people
106Mongolia58.0deaths per 100,000 people
107Argentina57.7deaths per 100,000 people
108Zimbabwe57.1deaths per 100,000 people
109Cyprus56.8deaths per 100,000 people
110Togo56.5deaths per 100,000 people
111Lebanon56.0deaths per 100,000 people
112United States of America55.8deaths per 100,000 people
113Malawi55.7deaths per 100,000 people
114Honduras54.9deaths per 100,000 people
115Romania54.5deaths per 100,000 people
116Slovakia54.3deaths per 100,000 people
117Poland54.0deaths per 100,000 people
118Panama52.8deaths per 100,000 people
119Kazakhstan52.5deaths per 100,000 people
120Costa Rica52.1deaths per 100,000 people
121Brazil51.6deaths per 100,000 people
122Czech Republic51.5deaths per 100,000 people
123Angola50.8deaths per 100,000 people
124Bhutan50.4deaths per 100,000 people
125Republic of The Gambia49.7deaths per 100,000 people
126Philippines49.5deaths per 100,000 people
127Sierra Leone49.4deaths per 100,000 people
128Mali49.0deaths per 100,000 people
129Sao Tome and Principe48.6deaths per 100,000 people
130Uruguay48.5deaths per 100,000 people
131Guinea47.9deaths per 100,000 people
132Cuba46.9deaths per 100,000 people
133Pakistan46.4deaths per 100,000 people
134Greece45.6deaths per 100,000 people
135Cape Verde44.6deaths per 100,000 people
136Peru43.9deaths per 100,000 people
137Chile43.9deaths per 100,000 people
138Madagascar42.6deaths per 100,000 people
139Myanmar42.5deaths per 100,000 people
140Cote d'Ivoire42.3deaths per 100,000 people
141Sri Lanka42.1deaths per 100,000 people
142South Sudan41.3deaths per 100,000 people
143Benin41.3deaths per 100,000 people
144Armenia40.7deaths per 100,000 people
145Finland39.9deaths per 100,000 people
146Maldives39.8deaths per 100,000 people
147Bermuda39.8deaths per 100,000 people
148Slovenia38.4deaths per 100,000 people
149Germany38.3deaths per 100,000 people
150Senegal38.1deaths per 100,000 people
151New Zealand37.9deaths per 100,000 people
152Uganda37.7deaths per 100,000 people
153Lao People's Democratic Republic37.7deaths per 100,000 people
154Rwanda37.4deaths per 100,000 people
155Austria36.7deaths per 100,000 people
156United Republic of Tanzania36.6deaths per 100,000 people
157Malta36.3deaths per 100,000 people
158Colombia36.3deaths per 100,000 people
159North Korea36.1deaths per 100,000 people
160Bangladesh35.8deaths per 100,000 people
161Israel35.4deaths per 100,000 people
162Monaco35.1deaths per 100,000 people
163Malaysia34.5deaths per 100,000 people
164Portugal34.4deaths per 100,000 people
165Indonesia33.5deaths per 100,000 people
166Italy32.7deaths per 100,000 people
167Albania32.4deaths per 100,000 people
168Eritrea32.4deaths per 100,000 people
169Mozambique32.2deaths per 100,000 people
170India32.1deaths per 100,000 people
171Niger32.0deaths per 100,000 people
172United Kingdom32.0deaths per 100,000 people
173Kenya31.0deaths per 100,000 people
174Spain30.6deaths per 100,000 people
175Ireland29.4deaths per 100,000 people
176Taiwan, Province of China29.4deaths per 100,000 people
177Canada29.1deaths per 100,000 people
178Luxembourg28.4deaths per 100,000 people
179Australia28.1deaths per 100,000 people
180Iceland27.6deaths per 100,000 people
181Thailand27.0deaths per 100,000 people
182Sweden26.9deaths per 100,000 people
183Nepal26.6deaths per 100,000 people
184Comoros26.6deaths per 100,000 people
185Denmark26.6deaths per 100,000 people
186Netherlands26.1deaths per 100,000 people
187Cambodia25.6deaths per 100,000 people
188Burundi25.3deaths per 100,000 people
189Ethiopia25.1deaths per 100,000 people
190Burkina Faso24.9deaths per 100,000 people
191France24.8deaths per 100,000 people
192Andorra24.4deaths per 100,000 people
193Djibouti23.9deaths per 100,000 people
194Belgium23.7deaths per 100,000 people
195Switzerland23.1deaths per 100,000 people
196Somalia23.0deaths per 100,000 people
197San Marino22.3deaths per 100,000 people
198Norway21.4deaths per 100,000 people
199Timor-Leste21.2deaths per 100,000 people
200Vietnam17.6deaths per 100,000 people
201People's Republic of China17.2deaths per 100,000 people
202Singapore16.5deaths per 100,000 people
203South Korea13.6deaths per 100,000 people
204Japan11.1deaths 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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