In 2021, it was estimated that the rate of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide was around 44.2 per 100,000 population. The countries/territories with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity included Nauru, Fiji, and the Marshall Islands. This statistic shows the countries/territories with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2021.
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Countries/territories with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2021
(per 100,000 population)
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his or her height in meters squared.
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OWID. (June 30, 2025). Countries/territories with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2021 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. "Countries/territories with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2021 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. June 30, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. (2025). Countries/territories with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2021 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID. "Countries/Territories with The Highest Rates of Premature Death Attributable to Obesity Worldwide in 2021 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
OWID, Countries/territories with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2021 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Countries/territories with the highest rates of premature death attributable to obesity worldwide in 2021 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], OWID, June 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287734/rate-of-deaths-attributable-to-obesity-leading-countries-worldwide/
