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health2023

High body-mass index (obesity)

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
0.8deaths
Median: 0.1deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
United States of America
14.1deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America14.1deaths
2Indonesia13.0deaths
3Nigeria11.5deaths
4Democratic Republic of the Congo10.2deaths
5Ethiopia7.8deaths
By Region
North America4.3deaths(4 countries)
Africa3.9deaths(9 countries)
Asia1.8deaths(26 countries)
South America0.8deaths(7 countries)
Other0.5deaths(124 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths)High (14.1deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.8deaths)

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

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 ↕
1United States of America14.1deaths
2Indonesia13.0deaths
3Nigeria11.5deaths
4Democratic Republic of the Congo10.2deaths
5Ethiopia7.8deaths
6India7.8deaths
7People's Republic of China6.7deaths
8Egypt5.4deaths
9Bangladesh4.6deaths
10Zambia4.5deaths
11South Africa4.1deaths
12Brazil3.5deaths
13Philippines3.4deaths
14Cameroon3.1deaths
15Pakistan3.1deaths
16Angola2.8deaths
17Uganda2.7deaths
18Mozambique2.7deaths
19Iraq2.4deaths
20Zimbabwe2.4deaths
21Myanmar2.3deaths
22Mexico2.2deaths
23United Republic of Tanzania2.2deaths
24Malawi1.9deaths
25Syrian Arab Republic1.7deaths
26Afghanistan1.6deaths
27Burundi1.6deaths
28Somalia1.5deaths
29Niger1.5deaths
30Rwanda1.5deaths
31United Kingdom1.5deaths
32Kenya1.4deaths
33Türkiye1.4deaths
34Burkina Faso1.3deaths
35Cote d'Ivoire1.3deaths
36Papua New Guinea1.1deaths
37South Sudan1.0deaths
38Algeria1.0deaths
39Chad1.0deaths
40Haiti1.0deaths
41Thailand1.0deaths
42Sudan0.9deaths
43Peru0.9deaths
44Madagascar0.8deaths
45Morocco0.8deaths
46Central African Republic0.8deaths
47Cambodia0.8deaths
48Guinea0.8deaths
49Mali0.7deaths
50Sierra Leone0.6deaths
51Islamic Republic of Iran0.6deaths
52Bolivia0.5deaths
53Saudi Arabia0.5deaths
54Benin0.5deaths
55Nepal0.5deaths
56Canada0.5deaths
57Eritrea0.5deaths
58Ghana0.5deaths
59Australia0.5deaths
60Venezuela0.5deaths
61Russian Federation0.5deaths
62South Korea0.5deaths
63Honduras0.4deaths
64Vietnam0.4deaths
65Ecuador0.4deaths
66Republic of the Congo0.3deaths
67Colombia0.3deaths
68Uzbekistan0.3deaths
69Germany0.3deaths
70Namibia0.3deaths
71Dominican Republic0.3deaths
72Tajikistan0.2deaths
73Lao People's Democratic Republic0.2deaths
74Botswana0.2deaths
75North Korea0.2deaths
76Togo0.2deaths
77Liberia0.2deaths
78Senegal0.2deaths
79Tunisia0.2deaths
80New Zealand0.2deaths
81Jordan0.2deaths
82Argentina0.2deaths
83Eswatini0.2deaths
84Kazakhstan0.2deaths
85Guatemala0.2deaths
86Sri Lanka0.2deaths
87Cuba0.2deaths
88France0.2deaths
89Spain0.2deaths
90Kyrgyzstan0.2deaths
91Equatorial Guinea0.2deaths
92Malaysia0.1deaths
93Azerbaijan0.1deaths
94Fiji0.1deaths
95Yemen0.1deaths
96El Salvador0.1deaths
97Italy0.1deaths
98Mauritania0.1deaths
99Chile0.1deaths
100Lesotho0.1deaths
101Guinea-Bissau0.1deaths
102Nicaragua0.1deaths
103Gabon0.1deaths
104Libya0.1deaths
105Djibouti0.1deaths
106Lebanon0.1deaths
107Israel0.1deaths
108State of Palestine0.1deaths
109Japan0.1deaths
110Paraguay0.1deaths
111Timor-Leste0.1deaths
112Belgium0.1deaths
113Netherlands0.1deaths
114Portugal0.0deaths
115Solomon Islands0.0deaths
116Panama0.0deaths
117Turkmenistan0.0deaths
118Republic of The Gambia0.0deaths
119Poland0.0deaths
120Comoros0.0deaths
121Mongolia0.0deaths
122Austria0.0deaths
123Sweden0.0deaths
124Uruguay0.0deaths
125Romania0.0deaths
126Ireland0.0deaths
127Jamaica0.0deaths
128Denmark0.0deaths
129Greece0.0deaths
130Guyana0.0deaths
131Switzerland0.0deaths
132Oman0.0deaths
133Taiwan, Province of China0.0deaths
134Trinidad and Tobago0.0deaths
135Finland0.0deaths
136Vanuatu0.0deaths
137Costa Rica0.0deaths
138Ukraine0.0deaths
139United Arab Emirates0.0deaths
140Albania0.0deaths
141Norway0.0deaths
142Suriname0.0deaths
143Samoa0.0deaths
144Serbia0.0deaths
145Belarus0.0deaths
146Moldova, Republic of0.0deaths
147Belize0.0deaths
148Sao Tome and Principe0.0deaths
149Bahrain0.0deaths
150Puerto Rico0.0deaths
151Brunei Darussalam0.0deaths
152Bhutan0.0deaths
153The Republic of North Macedonia0.0deaths
154Kuwait0.0deaths
155Kiribati0.0deaths
156Tonga0.0deaths
157Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0deaths
158Cyprus0.0deaths
159Georgia0.0deaths
160Maldives0.0deaths
161Bulgaria0.0deaths
162Singapore0.0deaths
163Greenland0.0deaths
164Micronesia, Federated States of0.0deaths
165Lithuania0.0deaths
166Qatar0.0deaths
167Hungary0.0deaths
168Armenia0.0deaths
169Mauritius0.0deaths
170Bahamas0.0deaths
171Estonia0.0deaths
172Croatia0.0deaths
173Luxembourg0.0deaths
174Marshall Islands0.0deaths
175Slovakia0.0deaths
176Czech Republic0.0deaths
177Malta0.0deaths
178Barbados0.0deaths
179Latvia0.0deaths
180Cape Verde0.0deaths
181Iceland0.0deaths
182Saint Lucia0.0deaths
183American Samoa0.0deaths
184Nauru0.0deaths
185Guam0.0deaths
186Seychelles0.0deaths
187Northern Mariana Islands0.0deaths
188Grenada0.0deaths
189Dominica0.0deaths
190Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0deaths
191Andorra0.0deaths
192Palau0.0deaths
193Montenegro0.0deaths
194Tuvalu0.0deaths
195Slovenia0.0deaths
196Cook Islands0.0deaths
197Antigua and Barbuda0.0deaths
198Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0deaths
199Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0deaths
200Bermuda0.0deaths
201Monaco0.0deaths
202Niue0.0deaths
203San Marino0.0deaths
204Tokelau0.0deaths
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

#health#deaths#high#body#mass#index#obesity

Data Source

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

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