What are some world statistics on obesity?

Answer 1

Queen Bee seems to have hit all of the statistics on obesity; however, United States definitely has the most per total population.

Answer 2

Prevalance of Obesity: 39.8 million American adults; more than 57% of American adults are overweight (CDC)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 6 or 14.63% or 39.8 million people in USA [about data]
Worldwide prevalence of Obesity:over 300 million adults worldwide (WHO World Health Report, 2003)
Prevalance of Obesity: More than 60 percent of Americans aged 20 years and older are overweight. One-quarter of American adults are also obese 1
Prevelance statistics about Obesity: The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Obesity:
11% of children are obese in the USA (World Heart Federation Fact-Sheet, 2002)
50% of women aged 20 to 74 are overweight or obese in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center)
Obesity prevalence statistics by age group for men in the USA:
24.1% of men aged 20-34 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
25.2% of men aged 35-44 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
30.1% of men aged 45-54 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
32.9% of men aged 55-64 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
33.4% of men aged 65-74 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
20.4% of men aged over 75 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
Obesity prevalence statistics by age group for women in the USA:
25.8% of women aged 20-34 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
33.9% of women aged 35-44 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
38.1% of women aged 45-54 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
43.1% of women aged 55-64 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
38.8% of women aged 65-74 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
25.1% of women aged over 75 are obese in the US 1999-2000 (Health United States, 2003, NCHS)
Obesity prevalence rates by racial and gender groups in the USA:
21.3% white men in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
19.6% white women in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
24.4% African American men in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
35.9% African American women in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
23% Hispanic/Latino men in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
26.1% Hispanic/Latino women in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
38.9% American Indian and Alaska Native men in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
43.2% American Indian and Alaska Native women in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
6.0% Asian American men in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
8.3% Asian American women in the US 2000 (National Health, 2000 Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC)
52.3% of African American women are obese in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center)
50.1% of Mexican American women are obese in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center)
Obesity prevalence rate statistics in various countries:
23% of women obese in Canada 1996/97 (Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, Health Canada, 1996/97)
33% of men obese in Canada 1996/97 (Statistics Canada, National Population Health Survey, Health Canada, 1996/97)
20% of school children are obese in Beijing (World Heart Federation Fact-Sheet, 2002)
16% of school boys are obese in Saudi (World Heart Federation Fact-Sheet, 2002)
Obesity prevalence rate statistics in Australia:
191 men per 1,000 population were obese in Australia 1999-2000 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
219 women per 1,000 population were obese in Australia 1999-2000 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Death and mortality statistics for Obesity:
Deaths from Obesity: 300,000 premature deaths associated with obesity annually (CDC)
Deaths from Obesity: Approximately 280,000 adult deaths in the United States each year are attributable to obesity.9 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Society statistics for Obesity
Costs for Obesity: $33 billion annually spent on weight-loss products and services (NIDDK)
Costs for Obesity: Americans spend $33 billion annually on weight-loss products and services.2
Hospitalization statistics for Obesity: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Obesity:
0.11% (1,442) of hospital consultant episodes were for obesity in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
90% of hospital consultant episodes for required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for obesity were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for obesity were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
12% of hospital consultant episodes for required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for obesity in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for obesity in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for obesity in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
65% of hospital consultant episodes for obesity occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for obesity occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for obesity were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.014% (7,244) of hospital bed days were for obesity in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Physician office visits for Obesity: 62.7 million2 '
Work Days Lost from Obesity: 39.3 million2
Restricted Activity Days from Obesity: 239.0 million 2
Bed Days from Obesity: 89.5 million