{"id":837,"date":"2012-05-15T16:51:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T16:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/?page_id=837"},"modified":"2013-07-26T10:38:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:38:41","slug":"overweight-and-obesity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/facts-and-figures\/facts-and-figures-2012\/overweight-and-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"Overweight and obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Highest prevalence of being overweight<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHighest prevalence of obesity<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n% of adult population who are overweight<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n% of adult population who are obese<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nauru<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n92.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNauru<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n71.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tonga<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n87<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nTonga<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n57.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samoa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n84.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSamoa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n54.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiribati<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n80.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nKiribati<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n46<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n75.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSt Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belize<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n69.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nBarbados<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbados<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n69.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBelize<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFiji<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSolomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiji<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n29.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n64.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMalta<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n64.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNew Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n63.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nVanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n63.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n63.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nAustralia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n62.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCanada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n58.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCyprus<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n25.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seychelles<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n56.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDominica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n24.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n56.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nJamaica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n24.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamaica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n55.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSeychelles<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n52.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSt Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSwaziland<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n48.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMauritius<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n18.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swaziland<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n45.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPapua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n44.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nLesotho<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n37.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMalaysia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n35.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMaldives<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maldives<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n35.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBotswana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botswana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nCameroon<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namibia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNamibia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nThe Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nGhana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSingapore<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nNigeria<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPakistan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUnited Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mozambique<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nMozambique<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malawi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n20.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMalawi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rwanda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nRwanda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nUganda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n18.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nKenya<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nZambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\nIndia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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