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Global Obesity Levels

Posted on March 27, 2020 (June 24, 2020) by ProCon.org

According to WHO 650 million adults worldwide were obese in 2016. The prevalence of obesity tripled worldwide between 1975 and 2016. Find obesity prevalence data for 191 countries in this resource.

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