Adult obesity in Japan
In Japan, 5.9% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Japan, 2024
5.9%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
22.0%
Position in 2024
187th of 196
Adult obesity in Japan 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 | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.9% |
| 2023 | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% |
| 2017 | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 5.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.1%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 187th highest value.
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Healthy life expectancy
72.2 years
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UHC service coverage
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Alcohol consumption
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