The Most Obese Countries all over the World

Last Updated on December 30, 2020

A person is considered obese if there body mass index of over 30. Approximately 3.4 million adults die every year as a result of being of the most obese countries which causes a major risk of noncommunicable disease. The increase in obesity has been moderate but fixed across the globe, with the latest estimate suggesting billions of the most obese countries all over the world. That is double the rate that existed 20 years ago. All data comes from the latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

THE MOST OBESE COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD

What are common health consequences of overweight?

Raised BMI is a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as:

• cardiovascular diseases (mainly heart disease and stroke), which were the leading cause of death in 2012;
• diabetes;
• musculoskeletal disorders (especially osteoarthritis – a highly disabling degenerative disease of the joints);
• some cancers (including endometrial, breast, ovarian, prostate, liver, gallbladder, kidney, and colon).
• the risk for this type of non-communicable disease would rise, which further increases the BMI unfortunately.

How to check out BMI

WHAT IS BMI?

BMI (body mass index) is a measure that adults can use to see if they are a healthy weight for their size.

What is a healthy BMI?

For most adults, an ideal BMI is in the 18.5-24.9 range. If your BMI is higher than 25, you weigh more than is ideal for your height.

BMI Weight range
Below 18.5 Underweight range
18.5 – 24.9 Healthy weight range
25 – 29.9 Overweight range
30 – 39.9 Obese range

To work out your BMI:
Divide your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in meters (m), then divide your answer by your height again to get your BMI For example, if you weigh 70kg and you are 1.75m tall, divide 70 by 1.75. The answer is 40. Then divide 40 by 1.75, which gives 22.9, which is your BMI.

20 Most Obese Places in the World

1. Samoa
2. Nauru
3. Cook Islands
4. Tokelau
5. Tonga
6. Samoa
7. Palau
8. Kiribati
9. Marshall Islands
10. Kuwait
11. Saint Kitts and Nevis
12. Micronesia
13. The Bahamas
14. Barbados
15. Belize
16. Qatar
17. Egypt
18. United States
19. Saudi Arabia
20. Bahrain

20 Least Obese Countries in World

1. Ethiopia
2. Bangladesh
3. Nepal
4. Eritrea
5. Madagascar
6. Vietnam
7. The Democratic Republic of the Congo
8. India
9. Cambodia
10. Afghanistan
11. Burkina Faso
12. Niger
13. Laos
14. Timor-Leste
15. Chad
16. Burundi
17. The central African Republic
18. Zambia
19. North Korea
20. Burma

How can overweight and obesity be reduced?

Overweight and obesity, as well as their related noncommunicable diseases, are largely preventable. Most of the supporting environment and locals are very serious in shaping up the people’s choices, by making their choices of eating healthy foods and doing regular physical activities with the easiest choices which are the most accessible and affordable one and therefore, it will prevent the overweight and obesity in the people.

At the individual level, people can:

• limit energy intake from total fats and sugars;
• enlarge the intake of fruits and vegetables, legumes, also the whole grains and as well as nuts;
• and also indulge themselves in regular physical workouts for 60 min every day for children and 150 min workout sessions in the week for adults.

The only responsibility of everyone will only affect only where people have to work out to have a healthy body and lifestyle.

Therefore, at the societal level, it is important to support individuals in following the recommendations above, through sustained implementation of evidence-based and population-based policies that make regular physical activity and healthier dietary choices available, affordable and easily accessible to everyone, particularly to the poorest individuals. An example of such a policy is a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.