Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age: source and method

Citation

World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age – WHO” [dataset]. World Health Organization, “Global Health Observatory” [original data].

What it measures

Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age Unit: %.

Where it was taken from

• Chart: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-adults-defined-as-obese
• Full metadata: https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1248813.metadata.json
• Last updated by Our World in Data: 2026-05-22. Taken for this site on 22 October 2026.

Our World in Data publishes its data under the Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence; data produced by third parties keep their own licence, given in the full metadata. How this site takes its figures · All obesity among adults, bmi >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - sex: both sexes - age group: 18+ years of age figures.