Current % Prevalence of Male Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m ²) with Top 5 countries in each Region. European Region Greece (27.9%) Cyprus (27%) England (26%) Republic of Ireland (25.8%) Northern Ireland (25%) Eastern Mediterranean Region Kuwait (36.4%) Qatar (34.6%) Bahrain (32.3) Saudi Arabia (31.5%) Lebanon (28.7%) America’s Region Venezuela (34.2%) USA (33.3%) Panama (27.9%) Canada (27.6%) Mexico (26.8%) Male Obesity % <5% 5-9.9% 10-14.9% 15-19.9% 20-24.9% 25+ % Africa Region Seychelles (14.7%) South Africa (10.6%) Algeria (8.8%) Mauritius (8%) Cameroon (6.5%) Asia Oceania Region Nauru (55.7%) Tonga (46.6%) Cook Island (40.6%) French Polynesia (36.6%) Samoa (32.9%) © World Obesity Federation, London November 2015. No reproduction without permission. For permissions please email obesity@worldobesity.org with detail of use for reproduction. For the most recent data available please view the adult maps online and click on the country of interest at www.worldobesity.org
Current % Prevalence of Female Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m ²) with Top 5 countries in each Region. European Region Albania (26%) Kazakstan (30.6%) Turkey (29.4%) Scotland (29.3%) Cyprus (28.8%) Eastern Mediterranean Region Saudi Arabia (50.4%) Kuwait (47.9%) Qatar (45.3%) Egypt (41.6%) Bahrain (40.3%) America’s Region Jamaica (37.7%) Mexico (37.5%) Panama (36.1%) USA (35.8%) Paraguay (35.7%) Female Obesity % <5% 5-9.9% 10-14.9% 15-19.9% 20-24.9% 25+ % Africa Region South Africa (39.2%) Seychelles (34.2%) Lesotho (23.7%) Algeria (21.4%) Mauritius (20%) Asia Oceania Region Tonga (70.3%) Samoa (63%) Nauru (60.5%) Niue (46%) French Polynesia (44.3%) © World Obesity Federation, London November 2015 No reproduction without permission. For permissions please email obesity@worldobesity.org with detail of use for reproduction. For the most recent data available please view the adult maps online and click on the country of interest at www.worldobesity.org