Obesity in the United States

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Statista dossier on obesity in the United States

This dossier presents data on overweight and obesity in the United States. The U.S. has one of the highest obesity rates worldwide and has to face the problem of an increasing obese and overweight population that is at higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. This document contains information on the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. nationally, by state, and among different demographics, and presents timelines that track overweight and obesity over the past few decades.

Table of contents

    • Selected health conditions and risk factors 1988-2018

    • Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and age 2017-2018

    • Obesity prevalence among adults in the U.S. by gender and ethnicity 2017-2018

    • Prevalence of severe obesity among adults in the U.S. 2017-2018, by gender

    • Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2018, by age group

    • Severe obesity prevalence among U.S. adults 2017-2018, by ethnicity

    • How U.S. college students described their weight as of fall 2021

    • BMI distribution for U.S. veterans and service members 2018-2020, by weight category

    • Share of U.S. adults who were overweight from 1988 to 2018

    • Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018

    • Share of U.S. adults who were severely obese from 1988 to 2018

    • Share of U.S. men who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018

    • Share of U.S. women who were overweight or obese from 1988 to 2018

    • Share of U.S. adults who were obese from 1988 to 2018, by ethnicity

    • Prevalence of obesity among U.S. males aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018

    • Prevalence of obesity among U.S. females aged 2–19 years from 1971 to 2018

    • Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years from 1963 to 2018, by age

    • Prevalence of obesity among U.S. population aged 2–19 years 1988-2018, by ethnicity

    • Share of elderly U.S. adults who were obese 2013-2020

    • Overweight population share forecast in the United States 2010-2025

    • U.S. states with adult obesity rates at or above 30 percent from 2011 to 2020

    • Percentage of obese U.S. adults by state 2020

    • U.S. states with highest share of males who were obese 2020

    • U.S. states with highest rates of female obesity 2020

    • Share of obesity among black people in the U.S. by state 2020

    • Share of obesity among Latinos in the U.S. by state 2020

    • Share of obesity among whites in the U.S. by state 2020

    • Share of obese high school students in the U.S. by state 2019

    • States with lowest obesity rate among 10-17 year olds in U.S. 2018-2019

    • Highest obesity rate among 10-17 year-olds in U.S. by state 2018-2019

    • Percentage of population with diabetes in the U.S. 1988-2018

    • Deaths by diabetes mellitus in the U.S. 1950-2018

    • Deaths by heart diseases in the U.S. 1950-2018

    • Leading U.S. states based on deaths due to heart diseases 2020

    • Persons with hypertension in the U.S. 1988-2018 by gender

    • Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. 2003-2018, by risk factor

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