Adult obesity in United States
In United States, 41.0% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
United States, 2024
41.0%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
22.0%
Position in 2024
16th of 196
Adult obesity in United States over time
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United States
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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 | United States |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.0% |
| 2023 | 40.7% |
| 2022 | 40.4% |
| 2021 | 40.2% |
| 2020 | 39.9% |
| 2019 | 39.6% |
| 2018 | 39.3% |
| 2017 | 39.0% |
| 2016 | 38.6% |
| 2015 | 38.2% |
| 2014 | 37.8% |
| 2013 | 37.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9% |
| 2011 | 36.4% |
| 2010 | 35.8% |
| 2009 | 35.2% |
| 2008 | 34.5% |
| 2007 | 33.8% |
| 2006 | 33.0% |
| 2005 | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 31.3% |
| 2003 | 30.3% |
| 2002 | 29.4% |
| 2001 | 28.4% |
| 2000 | 27.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 40.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 37.8%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 16th highest value.
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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