List Of Countries With The Highest Obesity Level In The World

YOGYAKARTA - Obesity is not just overweight. More than that, obesity can stimulate a series of more severe health problems. Want to know which countries with the highest obesity rates in the world?

Fatigue is one of the health problems that is highly highlighted in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) noted that 4 million people in the world die from obesity every year.

In Indonesia alone, the number of obesity continues to increase from year to year for the past decade. Finally, Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2018 recorded the prevalence of obesity (index of adult body mass 27) of 21.8 percent.

This figure increased from the 2013 Riskesdas which recorded 14.8 percent and 10.5 percent in 2007.

In fact, the current obesity is considered an epidemic in most parts of the world. Based on World Population Review's information records, the obesity rate in 2023 has almost tripled since 1975. About 13 percent of adults experience obesity and 39 percent are naturally overweight.

Fatness is a condition when a buildup of fat is formed in the body. This situation is often associated with many complications such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

Fatness status itself can be obtained by calculating the body mass index (BMI). Based on the classification of the World Health Organization, one can be called obesity if the BMI score is the same or more than 30.

The level of obesity is very varied in each country. This situation occurs due to a different lifestyle in each country.

Not only that, the population population also affects the level of obesity. Countries listed on this list usually have population numbers that tend to be small.

Basically, the level of obesity is also not directly correlated with the economic level. But usually, rich countries tend to have more resources to implement programs, campaigns, and initiatives in increasing awareness of a healthy lifestyle.

The following is a complete list of 10 countries with the highest prevalence of obesity in the world as of 2023, according to the World Population Review:

The United States, a country known for its diet of carbohydrates and high fats, ranks 12th with a prevalence of 36.2% obesity.

There is also Indonesia ranked 18th out of 104 recorded countries. Indonesia's prevalence of obesity reached 6.9% of the total population of 277.53 million people.

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