Table 2. Prevalence of obese individuals... | Emerald Publishing

Table 2.

Prevalence of obese individuals (18+ years) in South America, BMI ≥30 (%) in 2016.

Country	Obese adults, % [CI]
	Both sexes	Male	Female
Uruguay	28.9 [23.7-34.4]	25.3 [18.4-32.9]	32.1 [24.6-40.0]
Chile	28.8 [24.2-33.7]	25.5 [19.0-32.3]	32.1 [25.4-39.1]
Argentina	28.5 [23.7-33.7]	27.4 [20.4-35.0]	29.6 [23.0-36.6]
Venezuela	25.2 [20.9-29.8]	22.1 [16.1-28.6]	28.3 [22.2-34.9]
Brazil	22.3 [18.9-25.9]	18.5 [14.1-23.5]	25.9 [20.8-31.2]
Colombia	22.1 [18.3-26.2]	17.3 [12.3-23.0]	26.7 [21.1-32.5]
Ecuador	19.3 [14.9-24.3]	14.4 [8.9-21.2]	24.1 [17.3-31.6]
Peru	19.1 [16.0-22.4]	14.7 [10.5-19.2]	23.5 [19.0-28.3]
Paraguay	19.0 [13.9-24.6]	16.1 [9.8-23.9]	21.9 [14.5-30.3]
Bolivia	18.7 [14.2-23.7]	13.4 [7.8-20.5]	23.9 [17.2-31.2]

Country	Obese adults, % [CI]
	Both sexes	Male	Female
Uruguay	28.9 [23.7-34.4]	25.3 [18.4-32.9]	32.1 [24.6-40.0]
Chile	28.8 [24.2-33.7]	25.5 [19.0-32.3]	32.1 [25.4-39.1]
Argentina	28.5 [23.7-33.7]	27.4 [20.4-35.0]	29.6 [23.0-36.6]
Venezuela	25.2 [20.9-29.8]	22.1 [16.1-28.6]	28.3 [22.2-34.9]
Brazil	22.3 [18.9-25.9]	18.5 [14.1-23.5]	25.9 [20.8-31.2]
Colombia	22.1 [18.3-26.2]	17.3 [12.3-23.0]	26.7 [21.1-32.5]
Ecuador	19.3 [14.9-24.3]	14.4 [8.9-21.2]	24.1 [17.3-31.6]
Peru	19.1 [16.0-22.4]	14.7 [10.5-19.2]	23.5 [19.0-28.3]
Paraguay	19.0 [13.9-24.6]	16.1 [9.8-23.9]	21.9 [14.5-30.3]
Bolivia	18.7 [14.2-23.7]	13.4 [7.8-20.5]	23.9 [17.2-31.2]

Source: WHO 2018, http://apps.who.int/gho/data