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Japan: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

5.20percent · 2024+33.3% since 2014

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_30C. Annual figures for Japan from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20245.2
20235
20224.9
20214.7
20204.6
20194.5
20184.4
20174.2
20164.1
20154
20143.9
20133.8
20123.7
20113.6
20103.5
20093.4
20083.4
20073.3
20063.2
20053.1
20043
20032.9
20022.8
20012.7
20002.6
19992.5
19982.5
19972.4
19962.3
19952.3
19942.2
19932.1
19922.1
19912
19902
19891.9
19881.9
19871.8
19861.8
19851.8
19841.7
19831.7
19821.7
19811.6
19801.6

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Health Organization (2026). Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-30c (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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