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The percentage of the population of the U.S that is overweight is 5%. The world is 15%. This refers to more less populated and richer countries.
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When did Australia become the fattest country?
Australia is not the fattest country in the world. 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 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%
What percentage of children and adolscents are overweight?
enough for McDonalds to have cheaper hamburgers than salads
According to the National Institutes of Health what percent of adult Americans were overweight or obese in 2005?
The percentage of US children overweight or obese was as high as 65%.
Which continent has the largest percentage of the world population?
Asia has the largest percentage of the world's population, 59.69% of the world's population. Africa is second at 16.36%.
What percentage of Canadians are overweight?
According tot he lastest study by CTV news 51% are overweight. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100331/weight_100331/20100331?hub=Health
What country has the most overweight percentage?
Nauru, with about 97.5% of the population being overweight ( 8,900 overweight people out of 9,500 people.)
What percentage of the world is overweight?
About 20% of the people in this world are considered overweight. About 7% of the worlds population is considered obese
Which country has the most overweight people?
If you are asking in absolute numbers then the USA has the highest number of overweight people. If you are asking which country has the highest proportion of overweight people it is the Kingdom of Samoa, and island in the Pacific.
What percentage of overweight children will remain overweight adults?
70%
What percentage of Mexico's population is obese?
24% of the Mexican population (some 27 million out of 111 million) are overweight at various degrees; from one or two extra pounds up to the morbidly obese.
What is the physical fitness level in America?
Most of america is overweight or obese. however the percentage of the overweight population is slowly dropping due to them getting help for their weight problem, by either using diet pills, exercising, eating healthier, or all of the above
What is the percentage of adult Overweight or obese in 2005?
65%
What is a real world problem in which you would write a decimal as a percent?
Basically any situation in which percentages are used - since a percentage is simply a special way to write decimals. For example:* Population growth * Interest paid by a bank, or to a bank * Comparison of part of the population, to an entire population - for example, "x% of the population are overweight". * And many others more.
The percentage of American adults that are overweight or obese is?
60%-70%
What percentage of Mexico is obese?
24% of the Mexican population (some 27 million out of 111 million) are overweight at various degrees; from one or two extra pounds up to the morbidly obese.
When did Australia become the fattest country?
Australia is not the fattest country in the world. 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 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%
What was the percentage of overweight or obese adults in 2005?
shoot, i aint know!?
