WHOOctober 3, 2017weightWHOIn 2014, 39% of adults aged 18 years and over (38% of men and 40% of women) were overweight.Share ThisTweetShareShareEmailRelated Posts WHOMost of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people… WHO41 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2014. WHOObesity is preventable. Some recent WHO global estimates follow.