Table 2.
Sampled countries and national obesity prevalence.
| Prevalence category | Country of residence | Obesity prevalence (%) | N |
|---|---|---|---|
| High prevalence | New Zealand | 30.8 | 79 |
| USA | 36.2 | 65 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 35.4 | 46 | |
| Jordan | 35.5 | 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 31.7 | 1 | |
| Total | 192 | ||
| Medium prevalence | Australia | 29.0 | 259 |
| UK | 27.8 | 241 | |
| Poland | 23.1 | 59 | |
| Netherlands | 20.4 | 36 | |
| Ireland | 25.3 | 27 | |
| Sweden | 20.6 | 24 | |
| Canada | 29.4 | 8 | |
| France | 21.6 | 3 | |
| Germany | 22.3 | 3 | |
| Argentina | 28.3 | 2 | |
| Israel | 26.1 | 1 | |
| Cyprus | 21.8 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic | 26.0 | 1 | |
| Spain | 23.8 | 1 | |
| Belgium | 22.1 | 1 | |
| Portugal | 20.8 | 1 | |
| Barbados | 23.1 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 28.9 | 1 | |
| Albania | 21.7 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 24.1 | 1 | |
| Total | 672 | ||
| Low prevalence | China | 6.2 | 64 |
| Singapore | 6.1 | 51 | |
| Italy | 19.9 | 18 | |
| Nigeria | 8.9 | 15 | |
| Denmark | 19.7 | 9 | |
| Switzerland | 19.5 | 2 | |
| India | 3.9 | 2 | |
| Congo | 9.6 | 1 | |
| Total | 162 |
National obesity prevalence (%) is taken from Global Health Observatory (GHO) data, WHO (2017).