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Western Pacific

31 countries. 9.7% of adults live with obesity, compared with 1.1% in 1980.

9.7%

of adults live with obesity (2024)

Source: WHO

165 million

adults with obesity across the region (estimated)

Sum of country estimates: WHO rate × UN population

Source: WHO; UN WPP 2024

11.2%

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

Source: WHO

Over time

Western Pacific vs the world

What this meansWestern Pacific: 1.1% in 1980, 9.7% in 2024.

0%5%10%15%20%19801990200020102020World 16.2%Western Pacific 9.7%
  • Western Pacific
  • World

Age-standardized; shaded bands = 95% uncertainty.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory.

Every country in Western Pacific (2024)

  1. American Samoa75.9%
  2. Tonga73.8%
  3. Cook Islands72.4%
  4. Naoero71.4%
  5. Tokelau70.7%
  6. Niue66.9%
  7. Tuvalu65.1%
  8. Samoa64.3%
  9. French Polynesia49.2%
  10. Micronesia48.6%
  11. Kiribati45.6%
  12. Marshall Islands42.0%
  13. Palau40.5%
  14. Fiji39.0%
  15. Brunei37.1%
  16. New Zealand34.0%
  17. Australia30.6%
  18. Papua New Guinea28.0%
  19. Mongolia25.1%
  20. Malaysia23.3%
  21. Vanuatu22.6%
  22. Solomon Islands21.8%
  23. Singapore17.0%
  24. Indonesia11.8%
  25. Philippines9.6%
  26. China9.3%
  27. Laos9.2%
  28. South Korea8.4%
  29. Japan5.9%
  30. Cambodia4.9%
  31. Vietnam2.4%

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

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