Statistics by Country for Overweight
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About these extrapolations of prevalence and incidence statistics for Overweight:
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 Overweight 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 Overweight 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 Overweight in that region.
About prevalence and incidence statistics in general for Overweight: The word 'prevalence' of Overweight usually means the estimated population of people who are managing Overweight at any given time (i.e. people with Overweight). The term 'incidence' of Overweight means the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Overweight diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Overweight). 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 Overweight: 97.1 million American adults
Prevalance Rate for Overweight: approx 1 in 3 or 35.70% or 97.1 million people in USA [about data]
Extrapolation of Prevalence Rate of Overweight to Countries and Regions: The following table attempts to extrapolate the above prevalence rate for Overweight to the populations of various countries and regions. As discussed above, these prevalence extrapolations for Overweight are only estimates and may have limited relevance to the actual prevalence of Overweight in any region:
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| Overweight in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| USA | 104,830,657 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 11,604,832 | 32,507,8742 |
| Overweight in Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Austria | 2,918,269 | 8,174,7622 |
| Belgium | 3,694,182 | 10,348,2762 |
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 21,515,755 | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Czech Republic | 444,867 | 1,0246,1782 |
| Denmark | 1,932,501 | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 1,861,504 | 5,214,5122 |
| France | 21,570,554 | 60,424,2132 |
| Greece | 3,801,011 | 10,647,5292 |
| Germany | 29,424,372 | 82,424,6092 |
| Iceland | 104,941 | 293,9662 |
| Hungary | 3,581,410 | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 11,936 | 33,4362 |
| Ireland | 1,417,073 | 3,969,5582 |
| Italy | 20,725,664 | 58,057,4772 |
| Luxembourg | 165,173 | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 11,519 | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 5,825,356 | 16,318,1992 |
| Poland | 13,789,038 | 38,626,3492 |
| Portugal | 3,756,964 | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 14,379,645 | 40,280,7802 |
| Sweden | 3,208,012 | 8,986,4002 |
| Switzerland | 2,659,849 | 7,450,8672 |
| United Kingdom | 21,515,755 | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 1,041,683 | 2,918,0002 |
| Overweight in the Balkans (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Albania | 1,265,444 | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 145,510 | 407,6082 |
| Croatia | 1,605,316 | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 728,280 | 2,040,0852 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3,864,686 | 10,825,9002 |
| Overweight in Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Bangladesh | 50,456,469 | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 780,215 | 2,185,5692 |
| China | 463,669,486 | 1,298,847,6242 |
| East Timor | 363,857 | 1,019,2522 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 2,447,178 | 6,855,1252 |
| India | 380,214,531 | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Indonesia | 85,124,194 | 238,452,9522 |
| Japan | 45,456,007 | 127,333,0022 |
| Laos | 2,166,228 | 6,068,1172 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 158,960 | 445,2862 |
| Malaysia | 8,397,179 | 23,522,4822 |
| Mongolia | 982,178 | 2,751,3142 |
| Philippines | 30,787,016 | 86,241,6972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,934,960 | 5,420,2802 |
| Vietnam | 29,509,403 | 82,662,8002 |
| Singapore | 1,554,275 | 4,353,8932 |
| Pakistan | 56,830,749 | 159,196,3362 |
| North Korea | 8,102,692 | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 17,218,742 | 48,233,7602 |
| Sri Lanka | 7,105,850 | 19,905,1652 |
| Taiwan | 8,121,357 | 22,749,8382 |
| Thailand | 23,156,037 | 64,865,5232 |
| Overweight in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Azerbaijan | 2,808,897 | 7,868,3852 |
| Belarus | 3,680,703 | 10,310,5202 |
| Bulgaria | 2,683,805 | 7,517,9732 |
| Estonia | 478,954 | 1,341,6642 |
| Georgia | 1,675,650 | 4,693,8922 |
| Kazakhstan | 5,406,079 | 15,143,7042 |
| Latvia | 823,317 | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 1,287,966 | 3,607,8992 |
| Romania | 7,980,602 | 22,355,5512 |
| Russia | 51,396,620 | 143,974,0592 |
| Slovakia | 1,936,133 | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 718,066 | 2,011,473 2 |
| Tajikistan | 2,503,022 | 7,011,556 2 |
| Ukraine | 17,039,649 | 47,732,0792 |
| Uzbekistan | 9,428,129 | 26,410,4162 |
| Overweight in Australasia and Southern Pacific (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Australia | 7,108,699 | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 1,425,733 | 3,993,8172 |
| Overweight in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Afghanistan | 10,178,963 | 28,513,6772 |
| Egypt | 27,172,799 | 76,117,4212 |
| Gaza strip | 473,002 | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 24,097,650 | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 9,058,391 | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 2,212,954 | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 2,003,116 | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 805,911 | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 1,348,411 | 3,777,2182 |
| Libya | 2,010,392 | 5,631,5852 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,208,770 | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 6,431,758 | 18,016,8742 |
| Turkey | 24,594,114 | 68,893,9182 |
| United Arab Emirates | 901,000 | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 825,065 | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 7,148,582 | 20,024,8672 |
| Overweight in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Belize | 97,437 | 272,9452 |
| Brazil | 65,721,386 | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 5,648,919 | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 15,104,323 | 42,310,7752 |
| Guatemala | 5,097,962 | 14,280,5962 |
| Mexico | 37,469,030 | 104,959,5942 |
| Nicaragua | 1,913,355 | 5,359,7592 |
| Paraguay | 2,210,227 | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 9,832,911 | 27,544,3052 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,391,514 | 3,897,9602 |
| Venezuela | 8,930,838 | 25,017,3872 |
| Overweight in Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) | ||
| Angola | 3,919,181 | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 585,181 | 1,639,2312 |
| Central African Republic | 1,336,010 | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 3,405,119 | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo Brazzaville | 1,070,256 | 2,998,0402 |
| Congo kinshasa | 20,818,321 | 58,317,0302 |
| Ethiopia | 25,466,105 | 71,336,5712 |
| Ghana | 7,409,954 | 20,757,0322 |
| Kenya | 11,774,127 | 32,982,1092 |
| Liberia | 1,210,406 | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 4,055,544 | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 6,336,615 | 12,5750,3562 |
| Rwanda | 2,941,085 | 8,238,6732 |
| Senegal | 3,874,056 | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 2,100,461 | 5,883,8892 |
| Somalia | 2,964,620 | 8,304,6012 |
| Sudan | 13,975,317 | 39,148,1622 |
| South Africa | 15,867,449 | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 417,401 | 1,169,2412 |
| Tanzania | 12,876,744 | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 9,420,933 | 26,390,2582 |
| Zambia | 3,936,009 | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,310,799 | 1,2671,8602 |
Footnotes:
1. US Census Bureau, Population Estimates, 2004
2. US Census Bureau, International Data Base, 2004
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