Statistics by Country for Obesity
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About these extrapolations of prevalence and incidence statistics for Obesity:
These statistics are calculated extrapolations of various prevalence or incidence rates
against the populations of a particular country or region.
The statistics used for prevalence/incidence of Obesity are typically based on US, UK, Canadian or Australian statistics.
This extrapolation calculation is automated and does not take into account any genetic, cultural, environmental, social, racial or other differences
across the various countries and regions for which the extrapolated Obesity statistics below refer to.
As such, these extrapolations may be highly inaccurate (especially for developing or third-world countries) and only give a general indication (or even a meaningless indication)
as to the actual prevalence or incidence of Obesity in that region.
About prevalence and incidence statistics in general for Obesity: The word 'prevalence' of Obesity usually means the estimated population of people who are managing Obesity at any given time (i.e. people with Obesity). The term 'incidence' of Obesity means the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Obesity diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Obesity). Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics. |
Prevalance of Obesity: 39.8 million American adults; more than 57% of American adults are overweight (CDC)
Prevalance Rate for Obesity: approx 1 in 6 or 14.63% or 39.8 million people in USA [about data]
Extrapolation of Prevalence Rate of Obesity to Countries and Regions: The following table attempts to extrapolate the above prevalence rate for Obesity to the populations of various countries and regions. As discussed above, these prevalence extrapolations for Obesity are only estimates and may have limited relevance to the actual prevalence of Obesity in any region:
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Obesity in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| USA | 42,968,694 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 4,756,666 | 32,507,8742 |
| Obesity in Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Austria | 1,196,160 | 8,174,7622 |
| Belgium | 1,514,196 | 10,348,2762 |
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 8,819,022 | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Czech Republic | 182,345 | 1,0246,1782 |
| Denmark | 792,106 | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 763,005 | 5,214,5122 |
| France | 8,841,484 | 60,424,2132 |
| Greece | 1,557,984 | 10,647,5292 |
| Germany | 12,060,659 | 82,424,6092 |
| Iceland | 43,014 | 293,9662 |
| Hungary | 1,467,972 | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 4,892 | 33,4362 |
| Ireland | 580,839 | 3,969,5582 |
| Italy | 8,495,174 | 58,057,4772 |
| Luxembourg | 67,702 | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 4,721 | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 2,387,736 | 16,318,1992 |
| Poland | 5,651,943 | 38,626,3492 |
| Portugal | 1,539,930 | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 5,894,025 | 40,280,7802 |
| Sweden | 1,314,921 | 8,986,4002 |
| Switzerland | 1,090,237 | 7,450,8672 |
| United Kingdom | 8,819,022 | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 426,972 | 2,918,0002 |
| Obesity in the Balkans (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Albania | 518,688 | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59,642 | 407,6082 |
| Croatia | 657,997 | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 298,512 | 2,040,0852 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1,584,083 | 10,825,9002 |
| Obesity in Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Bangladesh | 20,681,437 | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 319,800 | 2,185,5692 |
| China | 190,051,967 | 1,298,847,6242 |
| East Timor | 149,140 | 1,019,2522 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 1,003,066 | 6,855,1252 |
| India | 155,844,889 | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Indonesia | 34,891,277 | 238,452,9522 |
| Japan | 18,631,814 | 127,333,0022 |
| Laos | 887,908 | 6,068,1172 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 65,155 | 445,2862 |
| Malaysia | 3,441,892 | 23,522,4822 |
| Mongolia | 402,581 | 2,751,3142 |
| Philippines | 12,619,189 | 86,241,6972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 793,114 | 5,420,2802 |
| Vietnam | 12,095,512 | 82,662,8002 |
| Singapore | 637,076 | 4,353,8932 |
| Pakistan | 23,294,169 | 159,196,3362 |
| North Korea | 3,321,186 | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 7,057,733 | 48,233,7602 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,912,593 | 19,905,1652 |
| Taiwan | 3,328,836 | 22,749,8382 |
| Thailand | 9,491,352 | 64,865,5232 |
| Obesity in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Azerbaijan | 1,151,329 | 7,868,3852 |
| Belarus | 1,508,671 | 10,310,5202 |
| Bulgaria | 1,100,056 | 7,517,9732 |
| Estonia | 196,317 | 1,341,6642 |
| Georgia | 686,826 | 4,693,8922 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,215,880 | 15,143,7042 |
| Latvia | 337,466 | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 527,920 | 3,607,8992 |
| Romania | 3,271,143 | 22,355,5512 |
| Russia | 21,066,792 | 143,974,0592 |
| Slovakia | 793,595 | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 294,325 | 2,011,473 2 |
| Tajikistan | 1,025,955 | 7,011,556 2 |
| Ukraine | 6,984,326 | 47,732,0792 |
| Uzbekistan | 3,864,465 | 26,410,4162 |
| Obesity in Australasia and Southern Pacific (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Australia | 2,913,761 | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 584,389 | 3,993,8172 |
| Obesity in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Afghanistan | 4,172,221 | 28,513,6772 |
| Egypt | 11,137,769 | 76,117,4212 |
| Gaza strip | 193,877 | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 9,877,307 | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 3,712,914 | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 907,060 | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 821,050 | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 330,332 | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 552,695 | 3,777,2182 |
| Libya | 824,033 | 5,631,5852 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,774,552 | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 2,636,292 | 18,016,8742 |
| Turkey | 10,080,801 | 68,893,9182 |
| United Arab Emirates | 369,308 | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 338,183 | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 2,930,109 | 20,024,8672 |
| Obesity in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belize | 39,938 | 272,9452 |
| Brazil | 26,938,323 | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 2,315,417 | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 6,191,061 | 42,310,7752 |
| Guatemala | 2,089,587 | 14,280,5962 |
| Mexico | 15,358,058 | 104,959,5942 |
| Nicaragua | 784,258 | 5,359,7592 |
| Paraguay | 905,942 | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 4,030,379 | 27,544,3052 |
| Puerto Rico | 570,363 | 3,897,9602 |
| Venezuela | 3,660,632 | 25,017,3872 |
| Obesity in Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Angola | 1,606,420 | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 239,858 | 1,639,2312 |
| Central African Republic | 547,613 | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 1,395,713 | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo Brazzaville | 438,683 | 2,998,0402 |
| Congo kinshasa | 8,533,153 | 58,317,0302 |
| Ethiopia | 10,438,218 | 71,336,5712 |
| Ghana | 3,037,242 | 20,757,0322 |
| Kenya | 4,826,058 | 32,982,1092 |
| Liberia | 496,129 | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 1,662,314 | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 2,597,294 | 12,5750,3562 |
| Rwanda | 1,205,511 | 8,238,6732 |
| Senegal | 1,587,924 | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 860,951 | 5,883,8892 |
| Somalia | 1,215,158 | 8,304,6012 |
| Sudan | 5,728,297 | 39,148,1622 |
| South Africa | 6,503,856 | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 171,087 | 1,169,2412 |
| Tanzania | 5,278,006 | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 3,861,515 | 26,390,2582 |
| Zambia | 1,613,317 | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 537,279 | 1,2671,8602 |
Footnotes:
1. US Census Bureau, Population Estimates, 2004
2. US Census Bureau, International Data Base, 2004
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