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Country	Income group	Year	Area	All children	Cut-offs
Afghanistan	Low income	2014	National	14.20	WHO
Albania	Upper-middle income	2013	National	14.40	IOTF
Algeria	Upper-middle income	2011	National	13.70	WHO 2007
Algeria	Upper-middle income	2010-2011	Regional	16.70	IOTF
Argentina	Upper-middle income	2018	National	33.10	WHO
Argentina	Upper-middle income	2012	National	28.60	WHO
Argentina	Upper-middle income	2007	National	24.50	WHO
Armenia	Upper-middle income	2018-2020	National	27.50	WHO 2007
Aruba	High income	2012	Subnational	39.40	CDC
Australia	High income	2022-2023	National	27.80	IOTF
Australia	High income	2017-2018	National	25.10	IOTF
Austria	High income	2018-2020	National	25.30	WHO 2007
Austria	High income	2017	National	26.90	Other
Azores (Pt.)		2019		35.90	WHO
Bahamas	High income	2013	National	44.70	WHO
Bahrain	High income	2016	National	38.60	WHO
Bangladesh	Lower-middle income	2019-2020	National	10.61	WHO
Bangladesh	Lower-middle income	2018-2019	National	7.02	WHO
Bangladesh	Lower-middle income	2014	National	8.60	WHO
Bangladesh	Lower-middle income	2009	National	13.10	WHO
Barbados	High income	2011	National	31.90	WHO
Belgium	High income	2018		18.80	IOTF
Belgium	High income	2012	Regional	11.40	IOTF
Belize	Upper-middle income	2018	Regional	32.90	WHO
Belize	Upper-middle income	2011	National	35.80	WHO
Benin	Lower-middle income	2016	National	9.70	WHO
Benin	Lower-middle income	2009	National	10.20	WHO
Bhutan	Lower-middle income	2016	National	11.40	WHO
Bolivia	Lower-middle income	2012	National	21.70	WHO
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Upper-middle income	2008-2009	Regional	9.30	CDC
Botswana	Upper-middle income	2002-2003	National	17.30	WHO
Brazil	Upper-middle income	2019	National	19.40	WHO
Brazil	Upper-middle income	2013-2014	National	25.50	WHO
British Virgin Islands		2009	National	36.90	Other
Brunei Darussalam	High income	2019	National	35.60	WHO
Brunei Darussalam	High income	2014	National	35.20	WHO
Bulgaria	High income	2018-2020	National	30.50	WHO 2007
Bulgaria	High income	2011	National	29.20	IOTF
Burkina Faso	Low income	2020	Regional	16.00	WHO
Cabo Verde	Lower-middle income	2001-2002	National	8.50	WHO
Cambodia	Lower-middle income	2013	National	3.70	WHO
Cameroon	Lower-middle income	2013	Regional	12.50	IOTF
Canada	High income	2017	National	28.90	WHO
Canada	High income	2015	National	30.00	WHO
Canada	High income	2013	National	31.20	WHO
Canada	High income	2011	National	31.40	WHO
Canada	High income	2009	National	32.00	WHO
Canary Islands (Sp.)		2015	National	26.90
Cayman Islands	High income	2009-2010		33.90	CDC
Chile	High income	2013	National	41.90	WHO
China	Upper-middle income	2015	National	18.80	IOTF
Colombia	Upper-middle income	2018	Urban	32.10
Colombia	Upper-middle income	2010		16.00	WHO
Cook Islands		2015	National	63.70	WHO
Cook Islands		2011	National	58.50	WHO
Costa Rica	Upper-middle income	2016	National	34.00	WHO
Costa Rica	Upper-middle income	2009	National	27.80	WHO
Cote d'Ivoire	Lower-middle income	2010	Regional	9.00	Other
Croatia	High income	2018-2020	National	35.00	WHO 2007
Croatia	High income	2015-2016	National	34.90	Other
Cyprus	High income	2018-2020	National	43.30	WHO 2007
Cyprus	High income	2009-2010	National	28.00	IOTF
Czechia	High income	2018-2020	National	21.00	WHO 2007
Czechia	High income	2018		21.00	WHO
Democratic Republic of Congo	Low income	2010-2013	Regional	6.50	WHO
Denmark	High income	2018-2020	National	18.70	WHO 2007
Denmark	High income	2011-2012	National	20.80	WHO
Denmark	High income	2007-2009	National	25.20	Other
Djibouti	Lower-middle income	2007	National	16.30	WHO
Dominica	Upper-middle income	2009	National	24.80	WHO
Dominican Republic	Upper-middle income	2016	National	28.20	WHO
Ecuador	Upper-middle income	2018	National	35.40
Ecuador	Upper-middle income	2008-2009	Regional	18.00	IOTF
Egypt	Lower-middle income	2018-2020	National	21.80	WHO 2007
Egypt	Lower-middle income	2011	National	32.50	WHO
Egypt	Lower-middle income	2006	National	25.60	WHO
El Salvador	Upper-middle income	2015-2016	National	23.10	IOTF
El Salvador	Upper-middle income	2013	National	28.90	WHO
England		2019	National	30.00	Other
England		2018	National	29.00	Other
Estonia	High income	2018-2020	National	25.70	WHO 2007
Estonia	High income	2007-2008	National	14.30	IOTF
Eswatini	Lower-middle income	2013	National	15.70	WHO
Ethiopia	Low income	2016	Regional	20.50	CDC
Federated States of Micronesia	Lower-middle income	2016-2018	National	35.40
Fiji	Upper-middle income	2015	National	7.20	WHO
Fiji	Upper-middle income	2010	National	19.20	WHO
Finland	High income	2022	National	23.50	Other
Finland	High income	2022	National	24.80	Other
Finland	High income	2018-2020	National	31.90	WHO 2007
Finland	High income	2011-2014	National	15.30	IOTF
Finland	High income	2007-2009	National	21.90	IOTF
France	High income	2016-2017	National	18.20	IOTF
France	High income	2016	National	16.50	IOTF
French Polynesia	High income	2015	National	43.20	WHO
Gabon	Upper-middle income	2019-2021	National	10.90	WHO
Gambia	Low income	2014	Urban	4.30	CDC
Georgia	Upper-middle income	2018-2020	National	28.30	WHO 2007
Germany	High income	2018-2020	Regional	25.90	WHO 2007
Germany	High income	2014-2017	Regional	24.00	IOTF
Ghana	Lower-middle income	2012	National	9.40	WHO
Ghana	Lower-middle income	2007	National	13.80	WHO
Gibraltar (UK)	High income	1998		32.20	IOTF
Greece	High income	2018-2020	National	42.10	WHO
Greece	High income	2015	National	30.00	IOTF
Greenland	High income	2011	National	15.80	IOTF
Grenada	Upper-middle income	2012-2013	National	17.60	CDC
Guam	High income	2013-2014	National	38.80	CDC
Guatemala	Upper-middle income	2017	National	24.40	WHO 2007
Guatemala	Upper-middle income	2015	National	26.80	WHO
Guatemala	Upper-middle income	2009	National	27.10	WHO
Guernsey		2023	National	16.30	UK90
Guernsey		2023	National	25.90	UK90
Guernsey		2022	National	17.70	UK90
Guernsey		2022	National	26.70	UK90
Guyana	High income	2010	National	15.30	WHO
Haiti	Lower-middle income	2012-2013	Urban	5.00	WHO
Hong Kong	High income	2015	Regional - 2 regions and 5 schools	19.90	IOTF
Hong Kong	High income	2003-2004	National	10.00	IOTF
Hungary	High income	2018-2020	National	29.80	WHO 2007
Hungary	High income	2016	National	28.40	WHO
India	Lower-middle income	2016-2018	National	3.70	WHO
India	Lower-middle income	2016-2018	National	5.00	WHO
India	Lower-middle income	2007	Central Board of Secondary Education	10.80	WHO
Indonesia	Upper-middle income	2023	National	23.00
Indonesia	Upper-middle income	2018	National	20.00	Other
Indonesia	Upper-middle income	2015	National	14.80	WHO
Indonesia	Upper-middle income	2007	National	9.90	WHO
Iran	Upper-middle income	2015	National	20.80	WHO
Iraq	Upper-middle income	2013-2014	Regional	25.20	IOTF
Iraq	Upper-middle income	2012	National	25.30	WHO
Ireland	High income	2018-2020	National	24.10	WHO 2007
Ireland	High income	2017-2018	National	16.90	IOTF
Ireland	High income	2015		16.90	IOTF
Ireland	High income	2012		16.80	IOTF
Ireland	High income	2010		20.80	IOTF
Ireland	High income	2008		21.60	IOTF
Israel	High income	2018-2020	National	19.40	WHO 2007
Israel	High income	2015-2016	National	16.50	WHO
Israel	High income	2015-2016	National	20.40	WHO
Italy	High income	2019	National	29.80	IOTF
Italy	High income	2018-2020	National	38.80	WHO 2007
Italy	High income	2012	National	32.80	IOTF
Italy	High income	2007-2008	National	35.90	IOTF
Jamaica	Upper-middle income	2018	Regional	39.10	WHO
Jamaica	Upper-middle income	2017	National	23.30	WHO
Jamaica	Upper-middle income	2010	National	21.70	WHO
Japan	High income	2019	National	7.90	Other
Japan	High income	2012	National	5.90	Other
Japan	High income	2010	National	5.90	Other
Japan	High income	1996-2000	National	14.90	IOTF
Jersey		2023-2024	National	20.00	UK90
Jersey		2023-2024	National	30.00	UK90
Jersey		2022-2023	National	31.00	UK90
Jersey		2021-2022	National	31.00	UK90
Jordan	Lower-middle income	2015-2016	National	32.20	WHO
Jordan	Lower-middle income	2007	National	21.20	WHO
Jordan	Lower-middle income	2004	National	21.40	WHO
Kazakhstan	Upper-middle income	2018-2020	National	21.10	WHO 2007
Kenya	Lower-middle income	2022	National	7.80	WHO 2007
Kenya	Lower-middle income	2011-2013	Regional	20.80	WHO
Kiribati	Lower-middle income	2011	National	39.80	WHO
Kuwait	High income	2019	National	49.40	International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age- and sex-specific BMI
Kuwait	High income	2018	National	48.93	WHO
Kuwait	High income	2015	National	48.20	WHO
Kuwait	High income	2011	National	51.40	WHO
Kyrgyzstan	Lower-middle income	2021	National	13.70	WHO
Laos	Lower-middle income	2015	National	11.00	WHO
Latvia	High income	2018-2020	National	23.80	WHO 2007
Latvia	High income	2012-2013	National	23.00	WHO
Lebanon	Lower-middle income	2017	National	24.60	WHO
Lebanon	Lower-middle income	2014-2015	National	42.70	WHO
Lebanon	Lower-middle income	2011	National	24.10	WHO
Lebanon	Lower-middle income	2005	National	23.30	WHO
Libya	Upper-middle income	2013-2014	Regional	25.20	IOTF
Libya	Upper-middle income	2007	National	26.00	WHO
Liechtenstein	High income	2018	National	15.60	IOTF
Lithuania	High income	2019-2020	National	23.57	Other
Lithuania	High income	2018-2020	National	24.90	WHO 2007
Lithuania	High income	2016	National	20.70	Other
Luxembourg	High income	2021-2022	National	21.00	IOTF
Luxembourg	High income	2017-2018	National	19.00	IOTF
Luxembourg	High income	2009-2010	National	15.00	IOTF
Luxembourg	High income	2009-2010	National	19.00	WHO
Luxembourg	High income	2004		22.50	Other
Madeira (Pt.)		2019		31.60	WHO
Malawi	Low income	2009	National	6.00	WHO
Malaysia	Upper-middle income	2022	National	30.50	WHO 2007
Malaysia	Upper-middle income	2019	National	29.80	WHO
Malaysia	Upper-middle income	2017	National	30.40	WHO
Malaysia	Upper-middle income	2012	National	19.10	WHO
Maldives	Upper-middle income	2014	National	15.80	WHO
Malta	High income	2018-2020	National	33.00	WHO 2007
Malta	High income	2016-2017	National	41.00	WHO
Marshall Islands	Upper-middle income	2020	National	20.40
Marshall Islands	Upper-middle income	2017-2018	Regional	13.30	CDC
Martinique		2003	National	18.59
Mauritania	Lower-middle income	2010	National	22.50	WHO
Mauritius	Upper-middle income	2022	National	23.20	WHO
Mauritius	Upper-middle income	2017	National	24.80	WHO
Mauritius	Upper-middle income	2011	National	21.00	WHO
Mexico	Upper-middle income	2021	National	37.40	WHO
Mexico	Upper-middle income	2021	National	42.90	WHO 2007
Mexico	Upper-middle income	2020	National	38.20	WHO
Mexico	Upper-middle income	2020	National	43.80	WHO 2007
Mexico	Upper-middle income	2018-2019	National	38.40	WHO
Mexico	Upper-middle income	2016	National	36.00	WHO
Mexico	Upper-middle income	2012	National	34.90	WHO
Mongolia	Upper-middle income	2013	National	10.10	WHO
Mongolia	Upper-middle income	2009	National	7.20	WHO
Montenegro	Upper-middle income	2018-2020	National	31.10	WHO 2007
Montenegro	Upper-middle income	2012-2013	Regional	22.90	IOTF
Morocco	Lower-middle income	2016	National	16.00	WHO
Morocco	Lower-middle income	2011	National	17.60	IOTF
Morocco	Lower-middle income	2010	National	14.10	WHO
Myanmar	Lower-middle income	2016	National	7.60	BMI-for-age-sex
Myanmar	Lower-middle income	2007	National	5.10	WHO
Namibia	Upper-middle income	2013	National	6.90	WHO
Nauru	High income	2011	National	44.50	WHO
Nepal	Lower-middle income	2015	National	6.10	WHO
Nepal	Lower-middle income	2013	Subnational	25.90	WHO
Netherlands	High income	2023	National	11.30	IOTF
Netherlands	High income	2022	National	11.50	IOTF
Netherlands	High income	2021	National	15.50	IOTF
Netherlands	High income	2020	National	13.20	IOTF
Netherlands	High income	2010	National	16.10	IOTF
New Caledonia	High income	2018	National	30.00	IOTF
New Zealand	High income	2022-2023	National	33.30	IOTF
New Zealand	High income	2020-2021	National	30.80	IOTF
New Zealand	High income	2019-2020	National	29.60
Nigeria	Lower-middle income	2012	Regional	23.20	WHO
Niue		2019	National	67.50	WHO
Niue		2010	National	56.70	WHO
North Macedonia	Upper-middle income	2018-2020	National	31.60	WHO 2007
North Macedonia	Upper-middle income	2012	Regional	30.60	IOTF
North Macedonia	Upper-middle income	2007	National	21.00	WHO
Northern Ireland		2019-2020	National	25.40	IOTF
Northern Ireland		2017-2018	National	26.50	IOTF
Norway	High income	2017	National	15.80	IOTF
Norway	High income	2012-2013	National	24.00	WHO
Oman	High income	2015	National	29.80	WHO
Pakistan	Lower-middle income	2021	National	11.20	CDC US 2000 BMI charts
Pakistan	Lower-middle income	2018	National	17.30	WHO
Pakistan	Lower-middle income	2008-2009	National	6.50	WHO
Palestine	Lower-middle income	2017	Regional	30.20	CDC
Panama	High income	2019	National	34.00	WHO
Panama	High income	2019	National	36.30	WHO
Panama	High income	2019	National	36.70	WHO
Panama	High income	2018	National	31.60	Other
Paraguay	Upper-middle income	2017	National	24.70	WHO
Peru	Upper-middle income	2013-2014	National	32.20	WHO
Peru	Upper-middle income	2010	National	20.20	WHO
Peru	Upper-middle income	2002		18.70	IOTF
Philippines	Lower-middle income	2021	National	14.00	WHO
Philippines	Lower-middle income	2019	National	13.10	WHO
Philippines	Lower-middle income	2015	National	8.90	WHO
Philippines	Lower-middle income	2015	National	9.10	WHO
Philippines	Lower-middle income	2011	National	10.20	WHO
Philippines	Lower-middle income	2007	National	9.30	WHO
Philippines	Lower-middle income	2003	National	16.20	WHO
Poland	High income	2018-2020	National	32.60	WHO 2007
Poland	High income	2018-2019	Regional	11.10	CDC
Portugal	High income	2021-2022	National	31.90	WHO
Portugal	High income	2019	National	29.60	WHO
Portugal	High income	2018-2020	National	31.00	WHO 2007
Portugal	High income	2016	National	30.70	WHO
Portugal	High income	2009	National	28.00	IOTF
Puerto Rico	High income	2010-2011		41.50	CDC
Qatar	High income	2015-2016	National	42.70	WHO
Romania	High income	2018-2020	National	31.70	WHO 2007
Romania	High income	2008-2012	Regional	23.70	IOTF
Romania	High income	2006-2015	National	23.00	IOTF
Russian Federation	High income	2018-2020	Regional (Moscow)	23.20	WHO 2007
Russian Federation	High income	2018-2020	Regional (Yekaterinburg)	22.70	WHO 2007
Russian Federation	High income	2005	National	17.40	IOTF
Saint Kitts and Nevis	High income	2011	National	32.50	WHO
Saint Lucia	Upper-middle income	2006-2007	National	17.00	IOTF
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Upper-middle income	2018	National	29.40	WHO
Samoa	Lower-middle income	2017	National	58.50	WHO
Samoa	Lower-middle income	2011	National	51.70	WHO
Saudi Arabia	High income	2020-2022	National	21.10	Other
Saudi Arabia	High income	2018-2019	National	10.50	Other
Saudi Arabia	High income	2017-2018	National	24.30	Other
Saudi Arabia	High income	2015	Regional	31.60	WHO
Scotland		2022	National	33.00	85th/95th Centile
Scotland		2021	National	28.10
Scotland		2019	National	30.00	UK90
Serbia	Upper-middle income	2019	National	29.50	Not available
Serbia	Upper-middle income	2019	National	30.00	IOTF
Serbia	Upper-middle income	2018-2020	National	31.30	WHO 2007
Serbia	Upper-middle income	2003		19.20	IOTF
Seychelles	High income	2016	National	21.90	IOTF
Seychelles	High income	2015	National	27.30	WHO
Seychelles	High income	2007	National	24.50	WHO
Seychelles	High income	1999	National	16.40	IOTF
Sierra Leone	Low income	2017	National	11.10	WHO
Singapore	High income	2017	National	13.00	Other
Singapore	High income	1993		21.70	IOTF
Slovakia	High income	2018-2020	National	27.10	WHO 2007
Slovakia	High income	2015	National	21.70	IOTF
Slovenia	High income	2018-2020	National	24.50	WHO 2007
Slovenia	High income	2014	National	26.30	IOTF
Solomon Islands	Lower-middle income	2011	National	20.00	WHO
South Africa	Upper-middle income	2012	National	19.90	IOTF
South Korea	High income	2017	National	18.60	Other
South Korea	High income	2017	National	23.70	Other
South Korea	High income	2016-2017	National	21.10	Other
South Korea	High income	2013-2016	National	19.80	Other
Spain	High income	2023-2024	National	36.10	WHO
Spain	High income	2022-2023	National	33.20	WHO
Spain	High income	2019	National	40.60	WHO
Spain	High income	2018-2020	National	38.80	WHO 2007
Spain	High income	2015-2016	National	33.00	IOTF
Spain	High income	2010-2011	National	35.20	IOTF
Sri Lanka	Lower-middle income	2022	National	11.90	WHO
Sri Lanka	Lower-middle income	2022	National	6.70	WHO
Sri Lanka	Lower-middle income	2017	National	9.00	WHO 2007
Sri Lanka	Lower-middle income	2017	National	9.70	WHO
Sri Lanka	Lower-middle income	2008	National	4.50	WHO
Sri Lanka	Lower-middle income	2003	National	2.20	IOTF
Sudan	Low income	2016	Regional	6.20	WHO
Sudan	Low income	2014-2015	Regional	31.50	WHO
Sudan	Low income	2012	National	11.40	WHO
Suriname	Upper-middle income	2016	National	26.70	WHO
Suriname	Upper-middle income	2013-2016	National	27.20	WHO
Suriname	Upper-middle income	2009	National	19.30	WHO
Sweden	High income	2018-2020	National	31.10	WHO 2007
Sweden	High income	2017-2018	National	15.00	IOTF
Sweden	High income	2014-2015	Regional	22.00	IOTF
Switzerland	High income	2017-2018	National	15.90	CDC
Syrian Arab Republic	Low income	2010-2011	Regional	26.20	IOTF
Syrian Arab Republic	Low income	2010	National	21.70	WHO
Taiwan	High income	2006-2007	National	22.00	IOTF
Taiwan	High income	2001	National	21.90	IOTF
Tajikistan	Lower-middle income	2018-2020	National	6.10	WHO
Tanzania	Lower-middle income	2019	Regional	15.00	WHO
Tanzania	Lower-middle income	2012	Regional	22.60	WHO
Thailand	Upper-middle income	2016	Regional	16.30	WHO
Thailand	Upper-middle income	2015	National	16.20	WHO
Thailand	Upper-middle income	2008	National	16.40	WHO
Timor-Leste	Lower-middle income	2015	National	4.40	WHO
Togo	Low income	2015	Urban	7.10	IOTF
Tonga	Upper-middle income	2017	National	55.70	WHO
Tonga	Upper-middle income	2010	National	59.60	WHO
Trinidad and Tobago	High income	2017	National	32.30	WHO
Trinidad and Tobago	High income	2011	National	26.20	WHO
Trinidad and Tobago	High income	2009-2010	National	32.20	WHO
Tunisia	Lower-middle income	2012-2013	National	15.30	IOTF
Turkey	Upper-middle income	2008	Regional	16.20	IOTF
Tuvalu	Upper-middle income	2013	National	48.30	WHO
Uganda	Low income	2003	National	7.10	WHO
Ukraine	Upper-middle income	2016	National	12.10	IOTF
United Arab Emirates	High income	2018-2019	National	34.70	CDC
United Arab Emirates	High income	2016	National	38.40	WHO
United Arab Emirates	High income	2014-2015	Regional	41.20	IOTF
United States	High income	2017-2018	National	36.20	IOTF
Uruguay	High income	2019	National	33.60	WHO
Uruguay	High income	2012	National	27.20	WHO
Uruguay	High income	2006	National	22.80	WHO
Vanuatu	Lower-middle income	2016	National	14.30	WHO
Vanuatu	Lower-middle income	2011	National	11.40	WHO
Venezuela		1976-1982	National	18.50	IOTF
Vietnam	Lower-middle income	2020	National	23.00	WHO
Vietnam	Lower-middle income	2018	National	22.50	IOTF
Vietnam	Lower-middle income	2013	National	6.40	WHO
Vietnam	Lower-middle income	2002		2.80	IOTF
Wallis and Futuna		2015	National	62.90	WHO
Yemen	Low income	2014	National	11.60	WHO
Yemen	Low income	2008	National	11.80	WHO
Zimbabwe	Lower-middle income	2015	Regional	13.80	IOTF
Zimbabwe	Lower-middle income	1990-1994	National	2.10	IOTF

For individual source references, please refer to the country’s obesity prevalence page via the interactive map.

Data in italics is self-reported.

Where other cut offs are applied see survey for more details. Survey details can be found on the individual country page.

Due to limited data availability not all surveys are directly comparable, see further survey details for information.

Date last updated September 26, 2024

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