Yes.
Australia was considered the fattest country in the world in terms of obesity rates around the early 2000s. However, more recent data suggests that other countries have surpassed Australia in obesity rates.
Around half the population of the U.S is made up of people who have obesity. Other countries such as Europe, China and France have a smaller obesity population.
According to the World Health Organisation, based on data taken between 2000 and 2008, the world's "fattest" countries are: 1. American Samoa, with 93.5% of the population overweight 2. Kiribati, with 81.5% of the population overweight 3. USA, with 66.7% of the population overweight 4. Germany, with 66.5% of the population overweight 5. Egypt, with 66% of the population overweight 6. Bosnia-Herzegovina, with 62.9% of the population overweight 7. New Zealand, with 62.7% of the population overweight 8. Israel, with 61.9% of the population overweight 9. Croatia, with 61.4% of the population overweight 10. The United Kingdom, with 61% of the population overweight See the news story at the related link below. However, more recent data from the CIA tells a different story when one measures just obesity, which is a different standard from being overweight. According to an article in 2012, the most overweight countries are: 1. American Samoa: obesity rate 74.6% 2. Tokelau: obesity rate 63.4% 3. Tonga: obesity rate 56.0% 4. Kiribati: obesity rate 50.6% 5. Saudi Arabia: obesity rate 35.6% 6. United States: obesity rate 33.9% 7. United Arab Emirates: obesity rate 33.7% 8. Egypt: obesity rate 30.3% 9. Kuwait: obesity rate 28.8% 10. New Zealand: obesity rate 25.6% See also the related link below.
African American Youth Obesity rate
GROWING! more and more kids and adults are becoming obese. The United States is has the most population of Obesity in the world. =3
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Mississippi with about 31% of the population obese. The lowest is Colorado with about 18% of the population obese.
China has the highest obesity level 190,051,967 but they also have a population over 1 billion.
You can find statistics about childhood obesity online from the CDC website. Childhood obesity is currently found in over 17% of the adolescent population, which is significantly higher than a generation ago.
American Samoa, with about 93% of the country obese.