Between 2020 and 2035, the projected overweight and obese adult population (or adults with high body mass index, BMI) in Afghanistan was estimated to grow at an annual growth rate of 6.2 percent, the highest in the Asia-Pacific region. In contrast, Japan's number of overweight and obese adults was projected to grow at an annual growth rate of less than one percent.
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Annual growth rate of the projected number of adults with high body mass index (BMI) in the Asia-Pacific region between 2020 and 2035, by country or territory
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World Obesity Federation. (March 24, 2024). Annual growth rate of the projected number of adults with high body mass index (BMI) in the Asia-Pacific region between 2020 and 2035, by country or territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452742/apac-adult-obesity-cagr-by-country/
World Obesity Federation. "Annual growth rate of the projected number of adults with high body mass index (BMI) in the Asia-Pacific region between 2020 and 2035, by country or territory." Chart. March 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452742/apac-adult-obesity-cagr-by-country/
World Obesity Federation. (2024). Annual growth rate of the projected number of adults with high body mass index (BMI) in the Asia-Pacific region between 2020 and 2035, by country or territory. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452742/apac-adult-obesity-cagr-by-country/
World Obesity Federation. "Annual Growth Rate of The Projected Number of Adults with High Body Mass Index (Bmi) in The Asia-pacific Region between 2020 and 2035, by Country or Territory." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452742/apac-adult-obesity-cagr-by-country/
World Obesity Federation, Annual growth rate of the projected number of adults with high body mass index (BMI) in the Asia-Pacific region between 2020 and 2035, by country or territory Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452742/apac-adult-obesity-cagr-by-country/ (last visited June 22, 2025)
Annual growth rate of the projected number of adults with high body mass index (BMI) in the Asia-Pacific region between 2020 and 2035, by country or territory [Graph], World Obesity Federation, March 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452742/apac-adult-obesity-cagr-by-country/
