Adult obesity in India
In India, 8.0% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
India, 2024
8.0%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2024
26.0%
Position in 2024
180th of 196
Adult obesity in India over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% |
| 2022 | 7.2% |
| 2021 | 6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 7.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.6%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, India has the 180th highest value.
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48.7%
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.0 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
60.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
69
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Alcohol consumption
3.35 litres
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