World Obesity Atlas 2024

World ObesityAtlas 2024 Obesity and its consequences •Global, regional and national estimates ofthe contribution of obesity to leading non-communicable diseases in adults•Global, regional and national predictions ofthe effects of obesity on children’s higherrisk of non-communicable diseases•186 national scorecards for child and adultobesity and its consequences March 2024 Compiled by Tim Lobstein, Jaynaide PowisandRachel Jackson-Leach. Design by JohnClarksonDesignjohnclarksondesign.co.uk © World Obesity Federation 2024. World Obesity Federation3 Waterhouse Square, 138–142 Holborn, London, EC1N 2SW www.worldobesity.org#worldobesityatlas Suggested Citation:World Obesity Federation. World Obesity Atlas 2024. London:World Obesity Federation, 2024.https://data.worldobesity.org/publications/?cat=22 Acknowledgements: The World Obesity Federation is indebted to the WorldHealth Organization, the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, TheInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, The InternationalEnergy Authority, and the UN Population Division for the useof their downloadable data in the present Atlas. The WorldObesity Federation would also like to thank RTI Internationalfor calculating the projected obesity prevalence data used inthisAtlas. All data are used with permission directly or with CreativeCommons (4) consent. All rights reserved. For further details please see the data sources and methodssection in Annex 1. Contents List of tables and figures Foreword6 Headline findings in the World Obesity Atlas 20248 High BMI and the risk of non-communicable diseases in adults10Early signs of non-communicable diseases in childhood14Obesity and the health of the planet17 Section 2. High BMI and the risk of non-communicable disease in adults:Analyses of numbers and trends by WHO regions and World Bank income groups24 WHO regional data24World Bank income groups27 Section 3. High BMI and the risk of non-communicable disease in childhood:Analyses of numbers and trends by WHO regions and World Bank income groups32 WHO regional data32World Bank income group data34 Section 4. Accelerating action on Obesity: catalysing a multi-sectoral approach38 Annex 1: Sources of data230 Annex 2: Comparison of LMICs with High income countries234 List of tables and figures Tables Table 1.1:Global estimate (2020) and projected number of adults (2025-2035) with high BMITable 1.2:Top 20 countries for the highest proportion of adult men and women living with high BMI2020Table 1.3:Top 20 countries for the most rapid increase in the proportion of adults living with highBMI 2000-2016Table 1.4:Deaths of adults attributable to high BMI (millions)Table 1.5:Adult person-years lost to disease (DALYs) attributable to high BMI (millions)Table 1.6:Global estimate (2020) and projected number of young people (2025-2035) withoverweight (BMI >1sd – 2sd) and obesity (BMI >2sd)Table 1.7:Top 20 countries for the highest proportion of children living with high BMI 2020Table 1.8:Top 20 countries for the most rapid increase in the proportion of children living with highBMI 2000-2016Table 1.9:Global estimate: Number of cases of young people with early signs of non-communicabledisease, estimate for 2020Table 1.10:Correlations between GDP per capita, GDP annual growth, adult and child high BMIprevalence and the annual change in prevalence, 2000-2016Table 1.11:Correlations between adult and child high BMI and environmental indicatorsTable 2.1:Adult overweight and obesity 2020-2035, WHO regionsTable 2.2:Deaths of adults and the numbers and proportions attributable to high BMI, WHO regionsTable 2.3:Adult person-years lost to disease (DALYs) attributable to high BMI, WHO regionsTable 2.4:Adult overweight and obesity 2020-2035, World Bank income groupsTable 2.5:Deaths of adults attributable to high BMI, World Bank income groupsTable 2.6:Adult person-years lost to disease (DALYs) attributable to high BMI, World Bank incomegroupsTable 3.1:Child overweight and obesity 2020-2035, WHO regionsTable 3.2:Child overweight and obesity 2020-2035, World Bank income groups Figures Figure 1.1:High BMI as a contributor (in %) to deaths from leading NCDs: adults 1990-2019 Figure 1.2:High BMI as a contributor (in %) to the years of healthy life lost (DALYs) to leading NCDs:adults 1990-2019 Figure 1.3:Projected numbers of children with NCD risks attributable to high BMI Figure 1.4:Correlation between adult BMI and annual GHG emissions per capita Figure 1.5:Correlation between adult BMI and annual plastic waste per capitaFigure 2.1:Proportion (%) of deaths from leading NCDs attributable to high BMIFigure 2.2:Proportion (%) of person-years lost to disease (DALYs) for leading NCDs attributable tohigh BMI: WHO regionsFigure 2.3:Proportion (%) of adult deaths from leading NCDs attributable to high BMI: World Bankincome groupsFigure 2.4:Proportion (%) of adult DALYs from leading NCDs attributable to high BMI: World Bankincome groupsFigure 3.1:Numbers of children (millions