WHO

In 2014, an estimated 41 million children under the age of 5 years were overweight or obese. Once considered a high-income country problem, overweight and obesity are now on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.…

The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2014.

In 2014, 39% of adults aged 18 years and over (38% of men and 40% of women) were overweight.

Overall, about 13% of the world’s adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014

In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight. Of these over 600 million adults were obese.

Obesity is preventable. Some recent WHO global estimates follow.

41 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2014.

Most of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight.

39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2014, and 13% were obese.

In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. Of these over 600 million were obese.