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Americas

37 countries. 34.4% of adults live with obesity, compared with 9.3% in 1980.

34.4%

of adults live with obesity (2024)

Source: WHO

275 million

adults with obesity across the region (estimated)

Sum of country estimates: WHO rate × UN population

Source: WHO; UN WPP 2024

17.8%

of children & teens (5–19) live with obesity (2024)

Source: WHO

Over time

Americas vs the world

What this meansAmericas: 9.3% in 1980, 34.4% in 2024.

0%10%20%30%40%19801990200020102020Americas 34.4%World 16.2%
  • Americas
  • World

Age-standardized; shaded bands = 95% uncertainty.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.

Every country in Americas (2024)

  1. Bahamas48.3%
  2. Saint Kitts and Nevis46.7%
  3. Belize43.4%
  4. Puerto Rico42.4%
  5. United States41.0%
  6. Chile40.5%
  7. Barbados39.4%
  8. Panama37.7%
  9. Mexico37.4%
  10. Argentina37.2%
  11. Jamaica35.2%
  12. Nicaragua34.9%
  13. Uruguay34.9%
  14. Saint Lucia34.8%
  15. Paraguay34.7%
  16. Antigua and Barbuda34.6%
  17. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines34.6%
  18. Bermuda34.1%
  19. Costa Rica32.7%
  20. Dominica32.5%
  21. El Salvador32.2%
  22. Honduras31.8%
  23. Grenada31.5%
  24. Trinidad and Tobago30.9%
  25. Dominican Republic30.8%
  26. Suriname30.8%
  27. Brazil30.1%
  28. Guyana30.1%
  29. Bolivia29.7%
  30. Peru29.2%
  31. Ecuador28.9%
  32. Guatemala28.0%
  33. Canada26.0%
  34. Colombia24.9%
  35. Cuba23.0%
  36. Venezuela23.0%
  37. Haiti11.1%

Adults 18+, age-standardized. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.

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