Rate of deaths attributable to obesity leading countries worldwide 2019

In 2019, it was estimated that the rate of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide was around 62.6 per 100,000 population. The countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity included Fiji, Nauru, and Kiribati. This statistic shows the countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019.

Countries with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2019 (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Number of deaths per 100,000 population
Fiji	319.1
Nauru	302.6
Kiribati	284.1
Micronesia (country)	277.1
Solomon Islands	252.2
Eswatini	243.5
Uzbekistan	228.7
Palau	220.9
Egypt	217.7
Niue	210.3
Qatar	209.6
United Arab Emirates	203
American Samoa	198.4
Lesotho	195.3
Marshall Islands	191.1
Samoa	189.8
Tuvalu	187.4
Cook Islands	186.1
Azerbaijan	182.9
Turkmenistan	182.1
World	62.6

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his or her height in meters squared.

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