Prevalence of obesity among adults, by sex and age group, 2016 to 2019 and 2022 to 2024, %

Note: Body Mass Index (BMI) classifications are based on guidelines from the World Health Organization. For adults, overweight is defined as a BMI of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m², and obesity as a BMI of 30.0 kg/m² or greater. For the “Females aged 18 to 39 years” and “Males aged 18 to 39 years” categories, p < 0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference between 2022 to 2024 and 2016 to 2019.
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