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Korea, Republic of: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

7.50percent · 2024+66.7% since 2014

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

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20247.5
20237.1
20226.8
20216.4
20206.1
20195.8
20185.5
20175.2
20165
20154.7
20144.5
20134.3
20124.1
20113.9
20103.8
20093.6
20083.4
20073.3
20063.1
20053
20042.8
20032.7
20022.6
20012.4
20002.3
19992.2
19982.1
19972
19961.9
19951.8
19941.7
19931.7
19921.6
19911.5
19901.4
19891.4
19881.3
19871.3
19861.2
19851.2
19841.1
19831.1
19821.1
19811
19801

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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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 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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