These are the countries predicted to have the highest number of children and adolescents with obesity by 2030
This graph shows the countries predicted to have the highest number of children and adolescents (aged 5-19 years) with obesity by 2030. The World Obesity Federation warns that diseases linked to childhood obesity will overwhelm the health services of many countries.
World Obesity Federation (2019). Atlas of Childhood Obesity. London, England.
https://www.worldobesity.org/nlsegmentation/global-atlas-on-childhood-obesity
| Country | Predicted obese children |
|---|---|
| China | 61,987,920 |
| India | 27,481,141 |
| USA | 16,986,603 |
| Indonesia | 9,076,416 |
| Brazil | 7,664,422 |
| Egypt | 6,818,532 |
| Mexico | 6,550,276 |
| Nigeria | 6,020,182 |
| Pakistan | 5,412,457 |
| South Africa | 4,146,329 |
References
1.NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults. The Lancet, 2017; 390(10113):2627-2642.
2.Popkin BM. Nutritional Patterns and Transitions. Population and Development Review, 1993; 19(1):138-157.
Source: World Obesity
