Country Comparison :: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Rank country (%) Date of Information
1 American Samoa 74.60 2007
2 Nauru 71.10 2008
3 Cook Islands 63.70 2008
4 Tokelau 63.40 2007
5 Tonga 57.60 2008
6 Samoa 54.10 2008
7 Palau 48.90 2008
8 Kiribati 46.00 2008
9 Marshall Islands 45.40 2008
10 Kuwait 42.00 2008
11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 40.70 2008
12 Micronesia, Federated States of 40.60 2008
13 Bahamas, The 34.70 2008
14 Barbados 34.70 2008
15 Belize 33.70 2008
16 Qatar 33.20 2008
17 Egypt 33.10 2008
18 United States 33.00 2008
Suorce: The World Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2228rank.html?countryname=Chad&countrycode=cd®ionCode=afr&rank=177#cd
