Severely obese adults U.S. 1988-2018

The prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the United States has increased more than three-folds in the last three decades with 9.2 percent of adults severely obese in 2018. This statistic presents the prevalence of severe obesity (BMI of 40 kg/m2 and over) among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018.

Prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the United States from 1988-1994 to 2017-2018

Characteristic	Percentage of adults
2017-2018	9.2%
2015-2016	7.7%
2013-2014	7.7%
2011-2012	6.4%
2009-2010	6.3%
2007-2008	5.7%
2005-2006	5.9%
2003-2004	4.8%
2001-2002	5.1%
1999-2000	4.7%
1988-1994	2.8%

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1988-1994 through 2017-2018

Age group

20 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Overweight is body mass index (BMI) of 25.0–29.9 kg/m2, obesity is BMI at or above 30.0 kg/m2, and severe obesity is BMI at or above 40.0 kg/m. Normal weight is BMI between 18.5 and 24.9.

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