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Overweight and obesity - prevalence in OECD countries 2015

Prevalence of overweight including obesity among adults in OECD countries as of 2015

The data displays the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults in OECD countries as of 2015. In Japan, less than 4% of adults were classified as obese. In comparison, the percentage for adults in the U.S. was about 38%.

Japan	20.1	3.7
Korea	28.1	5.3
Switzerland	30.8	10.3
Italy	35.3	9.8
Norway	34	12
Austria	32.4	14.7
Denmark	33.3	14.9
Netherlands	34.7	12.8
Sweden	36	12.3
France	32	17
Belgium	32.4	18.6
Estonia	33.3	18
Spain	35.1	16.7
Portugal	36.4	16.6
Israel	36.5	16.6
Poland	36.6	16.7
OECD34	34.5	19.4
Slovak Rep.	37.9	16.3
Latvia	31.4	23.2
Czech Rep.	36.7	18.7
Turkey	33.1	22.3
Slovenia	36.4	19.2
Greece	39.2	17
Iceland	38.6	19
Luxembourg	35.5	22.6
Germany	36.4	23.6
Canada	34.4	25.8
Ireland	37	23
Hungary	32.3	30
United Kingdom	36.1	26.9
Australia	35.5	27.9
Finland	40.2	24.8
New Zealand	35.2	31.6
United States	31.9	38.2
Mexico	39.2	33.3

Overweight and obesity - prevalence in OECD countries 2015

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