Year of Data Collection

Males

Females

Country

 Population

Age Category

% BMI 25-29.9

%BMI 30+

% BMI 25-29.9

%BMI 30+

Albania ^a

2001

1120

25+

56.5

22.8

42.2

35.6

Armenia

2000

1088

15-49

23.3

7.3

Austria

1999

841

25-64

40

10

27

14

Australia

2000

11067

25+

48.2

19.3

29.9

22.2

Argentina^a

2003

1100

18-65

24.6

19.5

10.8

17.5

Bahamas

1988-89

1771

15-64

29.1

13.9

25.6

28

Bahrain

1998-9

2301

19+

36.7

23.3

28.3

34.1

Bangladesh

1999/2000

4496

15-49

3.7

0.7

Barbados

1991

n/a

25-74

15

10

28

31

Belgium

1994-7

21356

35-59

49

14

28

13

Benin

2001

2874

15-49

11.2

4.8

Bolivia

1998

3857

15-49

35.2

11.2

Brazil

1997

n/a

20+

31

6.9

26.5

12.5

Brunei Darussalam

1997-99

n/a

Adults

44

12.9

45

13.9

Bulgaria ^a

1994

1996

25-74

15.3

20.9

Burkina Faso

98/99

3277

15-49

4.8

0.9

Cambodia

2000

2358

15-49

5.3

0.5

Cameroon ^a

2000

3669

15+

5.1

13.8

Canada ^b

2000/01

50801

20-64

40

16

25

14

Central African Republic

1994/95

2025

15-49

5.5

1.1

Chad

1996/7

3549

15-49

4.3

0.9

Chile ^a

1992

3120

25-64

15.7

23

China ^a

1998-2000

2776

20-94

30.2

2.44

28.9

5.5

Colombia

2000

3070

15-49

30.3

10.5

Comoros

1996

773

15-49

15.9

4.4

Congo ^a

1996

3529

15+

2.3

5.8

Cook Island

n/a

n/a

n/a

39.6

38.8

Cote d'Ivoire

1998/9

1299

15-49

13.5

4.5

Croatia

1995/97

5840

18-65

48.1

31.1

34.7

15.2

Cuba

1998

4197

20-64

25.1

7.1

26.7

10.2

Cyprus

1999-2000

1019

25-64

46

26.6

34.3

23.7

Czech Republic

1997/8

3068

25+

48.5

24.7

31.4

26.2

Denmark

1992

1624

30-60

39.7

12.5

26

11.3

Dominican R

1996-8

6178

18-74

16.4

18.3

Egypt

2000

6751

15-49

38.8

32.4

England

2004

5579

16+

43.9

22.7

34.7

23.8

Ethiopia 

2000

6493

15-49

2.1

0.2

Eritrea

2002

8754

15-49

9

2

Estonia

1997

1154

19-64

32

9.9

23.9

6

Fiji (Fijian)

1993

1189

>19

21.1

5.6

28.1

19.3

Finland

1997

4394

25-64

48

19.8

33

19.4

France ^b

2006

23747

15+

35.6

11.8

23.3

13.0

French Polynesia

1995

1273

16+

38.9

36.3

28.2

44.3

Gabon

2000

2190

15-49

21.3

8.2

Gambia

1996-7

5389

15+

0.6

4.4

Germany

2002

3807

25+

52.9

22.5

35.6

23.3

Ghana

1997

4731

25+

17.1

4.6

26.9

20.2

Greece

2001-2

3042

20-89

53

20

31

15

Guatemala

1998/9

2199

15-49

31.7

12.1

Guinea

1999

3152

15-49

9.6

2.5

Haiti

1994/5

1896

15-49

8.9

2.6

Honduras

1996

885

15-49

23.8

7.8

Hungary

1992-4

2559

18+

41.9

21

27.9

21.2

Iceland

1991-6

6178

18+

47.3

17

35.2

18.3

India

1998

177841

18+

4.4

0.3

4.3

0.6

Indonesia

2001

12910

15+

7.3

1.1

14.2

3.6

Israel

1999-2001

2782

25-64

45.8

19.9

33.1

25.7

Iran

2000

10145

20+

42

10

45

30

Ireland

1997-99

1379

18-64

46.3

20.1

32.5

15.9

Italy

2003

18+

42.1

9.3

25.8

8.7

Jamaica

1999

1935

18+

24.7

7.6

30.3

23.9

Japan

2000

8305

20+

23.9

2.9

17.4

3.3

Jordan ^a

1994-6

2836

25+

32.7

59.8

Kazakstan

1995

3538

15-49

21.8

16.7

Kenya

1998

3103

15-49

12.1

2.7

Korea (South)

1998

8816

15-79

22

1.6

23.4

3

Kuwait

1998-2000

9755

n/a

38.3

27.5

32.8

29.9

Kyrgystan

1993

4053

18-59

26.4

4.2

24.3

10.7

Latvia

1997

2292

19-64

41

9.5

33

17.4

Lebanon

1998-2002

2846

25-64

36.3

38.3

Lithuania ^b

2002

n/a

20-64

41.2

16.2

26.6

15.8

Luxembourg

n/a

5206

16+

45.6

15.3

30.7

13.9

Madagascar ^a

4.8 

1.2 

7.2

3.3

Malawi

2000

6489

15-49

9.5

1.5

Malaysia

1996

30165

18+

20.1

4

21.4

7.6

Mali

1996

4327

15-49

7.2

1.2

Malta

1984

n/a

25-64

46

22

32

35

Marshall Islands

n/a

1582

18+

29

21

29

31

Mauritiana

2000/01

2806

15-49

23.5

19.2

Mauritius

1998

6291

25-74

33

8

34

20

Mexico

2000

41188

20-69

41.3

19.4

36.2

29

Mongolia

1999

2449

n/a

30.5

13.8

32

24.6

Morocco

2000

1797

20+

25.5

8.2

29.8

21.7

Mozambique

1997

3091

15-49

7.8

1.7

Namibia

1992

2205

15-49

13.8

7.1

Nauru

1994

n/a

25-69

80.2

78.6

Nepal

2001

4078

15-49

3.2

0.5

Netherlands

1998-2002

3691

20-59

43.5

10.4

28.5

10.1

New Zealand

1997

4420

15+

14.70

19.2

Nicaragua

1997/98

4793

15-49

28.6

11.6

Niger

1998

3324

15-49

6

1.6

Nigeria

1991-4

1990

20+

6.5

9.1

Niue

1987

740

20+

34

15

38

46

Norway (Limited area)

1995-97

66140

20+

53.2 

15.8

40 

21

Oman

2000

6400

20+

32.1

16.7

27.3

23.1

Pakistan

n/a

1471

18+

18.3

4.5

21.4

5.85

Palestine

n/a

936

30-65

23.9

42.5

Panama

2000

875

15-93

30.92

27.86

33.44

36.06

Papua New Guinea

1991

750

25+

74.8

79.5

Paraguay

1991-92

1606

20-74

41.6

22.9

36.1

35.7

Peru ^a

1998-2000

2337

18-60

44

16

40

23

Philippines

1998

9299

20+

14.9

2.1

18.9

4.4

Poland

2002

18-94

39 

19

29 

20

Portugal

2003-5

5123

18-64

44.1

14.5

31.9

14.6

Qatar

2003

1208

25-65

34.3

34.6

33

45.3

Rwanda 

2000

4096

15-49

11.8

1.4

Romania ^c

1997

7547

25+

10.8

22.4

Russia

2000

9006

19-55

30.7

10.3

27.4

21.6

Samoa

1995

588

29+

32.9

63

Saudi Arabia

1995-2000

17223

30+

42.4

26.4

31.8

44

Scotland

2003

6675

16+

43

22.4

33.8

26

Senegal

1992/3

2895

15-49

12

3.7

Seychelles

1994

1059

25-64

29.8

8.5

31.6

28.2

Singapore

2004

4168

18-69

28.6

6.4

22.6

7.3

Slovakia ^a (Trebisov)

1998

n/a

15-64

57

22

56

28

Slovenia ^b

2001

9034

25-64

50

16.5

30.9

13.8

South Africa

1998

13585

15+

21.1

10.1

25.9

27.9

Spain

1990-2000

9885

25-60

 45

13.4

32.2 

15.8

St Lucia

1991-94

1084

25-74

8.4

28.7

Sweden ^a (Goteburg)

2002

1032

25-64

43.5

14.8

26.6

11

Switzerland ^a

2000-1

2482

35-74

45.9

14.1

27.6

10.4

Tanzania ^a

1998

9313

25-64

4.5

10

Thailand

1997

3220

20-59

15.7

3.5

25.1

8.8

Togo

1998

3029

15-49

9

2.4

Tonga 

1998-2000

1024

15-85

37.4

46.6

22.7

70.3

Trinidad & Tobago

1999

803

20+

29.6

10.7

32.6

21.1

Tunisia

1997

2760

20-60

23.3

6.7

28.2

22.7

Turkey ^a

2001-2

5016

20+

46.5

16.5

28.6

29.4

Turkmenistan

2000

2117

15-49

16

7.8

UAE

2000

1286

20-79

36.7 

17.1

28.4 

31.4

Uganda

2000/01

3322

15-49

9.5

1.7

Uruguay ^{a b}

1998

900

18+

40

17

30

18

USA

2003-4

20-74

Uzbekistan ^a

1997

1004

35+

14

33

Vanuatu

1998

1614

20+

33.6

12.2

32.2

19.6

Venezuela

1981-87

7042

20-50

22.1

4.7

23

6.8

Wales ^b

2003

7,800

16+

44

17

30

18

Yemen

1997

5479

15-49

11.1

4

Zambia

2001/2

3629

15-49

7.9

2.4

Zimbabwe

1999

2286

15-49

19

6.9

With the limited data available, prevalences are not age standardised.  Self reported surveys may underestimate

true prevalence. Sources and references are available from obesity@iaso.org. © International Obesity TaskForce, London

a Urban

b Self Report

C IOTF Estimate

Last Updated 19/07/2006