Over the last decades, the percentage of overweight adults increased worldwide. In 1975, 20.2 percent of individuals were overweight. This risk factor grew to 39.1 percent as of 2016.
Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016
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WHO. (September 27, 2017). Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/
WHO. "Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016." Chart. September 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/
WHO. (2017). Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/
WHO. "Percentage of People Worldwide Who Were Overweight from 1975 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/
WHO, Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Percentage of people worldwide who were overweight from 1975 to 2016 [Graph], WHO, September 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094223/overweight-prevalence-worldwide/