This statistic represents the estimated reduction of annual costs for U.S. persons by percentage of body weight loss, as at 2012. As it is estimated, a body weight loss of 25 percet for a person with a BMI over 40 results in a total annual cost reduction of 790 U.S. dollars.
Estimated reduction of annual costs for obese and overweight U.S. persons by percentage of body weight loss, as at 2012*
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Statistics on Obesity in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults average self-reported weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Self-reported weight situation among U.S. adults from 2002 to 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who wanted to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who seriously tried to lose weight from 2002 to 2021, by gender
Obesity prevalence
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- Premium Statistic Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and age 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and race/ethnicity 2017-2020
- Basic Statistic Prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the U.S. 2017-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2020, by age group
- Basic Statistic Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2020, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic How U.S. college students described their weight as of fall 2021
- Basic Statistic Body mass index of U.S. veterans compared to the general population as of 2021
Trends in overweight and obesity
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- Premium Statistic Obesity prevalence among U.S. adults aged 18 and over 2011-2020
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were overweight from 1988 to 2018
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were severely obese from 1988 to 2018
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. men who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. women who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Prevalence of obesity among U.S. males aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018
U.S. states
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- Basic Statistic U.S. states with adult obesity rates at or above 30 percent from 2011 to 2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of obese U.S. adults by state 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest share of men who were obese 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest rates of obesity among women 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of obesity among black people in the U.S. by state 2021
- Basic Statistic Share of obesity among Latinos in the U.S. by state 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of obesity among whites in the U.S. by state 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of obese high school students in the U.S. by state 2019
Obesity-related conditions
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- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by cancer type
- Premium Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by age
- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by race and ethnicity
- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new obesity-associated cancers 2015-2019, by state
- Premium Statistic Deaths by diabetes mellitus in the U.S. 1950-2019
- Premium Statistic Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. 1950-2019
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states based on deaths due to heart diseases 2020
- Premium Statistic Persons with hypertension in the U.S. 1988-2018 by gender
Further related statistics
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- Reasons U.S. adults wanted to lose weight as of 2016, by obesity status
- U.S. medical per capita spending increase attributable to obesity by payer and services 1998-2006
- Possible future obesity cost scenarios in the U.S. 2020
- Obesity prevalence among older adults in the U.S. by gender and ethnicity 2007-2010
- Obesity prevalence in the U.S. among older adults 2007-2010
- Obesity and severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults from 1999 to 2018
- Obesity prevalence trends among older adults in the U.S. 1999-2010
- Weight status of U.S. children aged 10-17 years 2011
- U.S. states with highest percentage of children who were overweight or obese 2011
- U.S. adult obesity by gender 2010-2012
- Number of obese adults in the U.S. by ethnicity 2011-2012
- Share of overweight female adolescents in Spain 1975-2016
- Prevalence of overweight and obese women in Belgium 2018
- Share of children worldwide who were overweight as of 2019, by subregion
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Merrill Lynch. (June 21, 2012). Estimated reduction of annual costs for obese and overweight U.S. persons by percentage of body weight loss, as at 2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243483/reduction-of-annual-costs-for-persons-by-percentage-of-body-weight-loss-in-the-united-states-in-2012/
Merrill Lynch. "Estimated reduction of annual costs for obese and overweight U.S. persons by percentage of body weight loss, as at 2012*." Chart. June 21, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243483/reduction-of-annual-costs-for-persons-by-percentage-of-body-weight-loss-in-the-united-states-in-2012/
Merrill Lynch. (2012). Estimated reduction of annual costs for obese and overweight U.S. persons by percentage of body weight loss, as at 2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243483/reduction-of-annual-costs-for-persons-by-percentage-of-body-weight-loss-in-the-united-states-in-2012/
Merrill Lynch. "Estimated Reduction of Annual Costs for Obese and Overweight U.S. Persons by Percentage of Body Weight Loss, as at 2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243483/reduction-of-annual-costs-for-persons-by-percentage-of-body-weight-loss-in-the-united-states-in-2012/
Merrill Lynch, Estimated reduction of annual costs for obese and overweight U.S. persons by percentage of body weight loss, as at 2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243483/reduction-of-annual-costs-for-persons-by-percentage-of-body-weight-loss-in-the-united-states-in-2012/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Estimated reduction of annual costs for obese and overweight U.S. persons by percentage of body weight loss, as at 2012* [Graph], Merrill Lynch, June 21, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243483/reduction-of-annual-costs-for-persons-by-percentage-of-body-weight-loss-in-the-united-states-in-2012/