Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Israel

Obesity in adults in Israel in 2024 — 22.2%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 9.8 pp.

2024 22.2% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 98of 199
Period maximum 22.7%2015
Period minimum 12.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Israel, 1980–20241015202519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 12.4%1981: 12.6%1982: 12.8%1983: 13%1984: 13.2%1985: 13.4%1986: 13.6%1987: 13.8%1988: 14.1%1989: 14.3%1990: 14.5%1991: 14.8%1992: 15.1%1993: 15.4%1994: 15.8%1995: 16.2%1996: 16.6%1997: 17.1%1998: 17.5%1999: 18%2000: 18.5%2001: 19%2002: 19.5%2003: 20%2004: 20.5%2005: 20.9%2006: 21.3%2007: 21.6%2008: 22%2009: 22.2%2010: 22.4%2011: 22.5%2012: 22.6%2013: 22.6%2014: 22.7%2015: 22.7%2016: 22.7%2017: 22.6%2018: 22.6%2019: 22.5%2020: 22.5%2021: 22.4%2022: 22.3%2023: 22.3%2024: 22.2%
Change over the period: +9.8 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Israel

Israel 22.2%
World computed 16.1%
Western Asia computed 30.7%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.2 −0.1 pp
2023 22.3 −0.1 pp
2022 22.3 −0.1 pp
2021 22.4 −0.1 pp
2020 22.5 −0.1 pp
2019 22.5 −0.1 pp
2018 22.6 −0 pp
2017 22.6 −0 pp
2016 22.7 −0 pp
2015 22.7 +0 pp
2014 22.7 +0 pp
2013 22.6 +0 pp
2012 22.6 +0.1 pp
2011 22.5 +0.1 pp
2010 22.4 +0.2 pp
2009 22.2 +0.2 pp
2008 22 +0.3 pp
2007 21.6 +0.4 pp
2006 21.3 +0.4 pp
2005 20.9 +0.4 pp
2004 20.5 +0.5 pp
2003 20 +0.5 pp
2002 19.5 +0.5 pp
2001 19 +0.5 pp
2000 18.5 +0.5 pp
1999 18 +0.5 pp
1998 17.5 +0.5 pp
1997 17.1 +0.4 pp
1996 16.6 +0.4 pp
1995 16.2 +0.4 pp
1994 15.8 +0.4 pp
1993 15.4 +0.3 pp
1992 15.1 +0.3 pp
1991 14.8 +0.3 pp
1990 14.5 +0.2 pp
1989 14.3 +0.2 pp
1988 14.1 +0.2 pp
1987 13.8 +0.2 pp
1986 13.6 +0.2 pp
1985 13.4 +0.2 pp
1984 13.2 +0.2 pp
1983 13 +0.2 pp
1982 12.8 +0.2 pp
1981 12.6 +0.2 pp
1980 12.4

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.