# 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](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-adults-defined-as-obese)
- Full metadata: [https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1248813.metadata.json](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.

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