This is the World Obesity Federation's fourth World Obesity Atlas, which this year
provides predictions for the prevalence of obesity in men, women and children in 2030 and presents a new index for ranking countries in terms of their preparedness for obesity,
including their health systems.
The Atlas report estimates that by 2030 a billion people globally will be
living with obesity. The World Obesity Atlas 2022, published by the World Obesity Federation, predicts
that one billion people globally, including 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men, will be living
with obesity by 2030.
● The findings highlight that countries will not only miss the 2025 WHO target to halt
the rise in obesity at 2010 levels, but that the number of people with obesity is on
course to double across the globe.
● The greatest number of people living with obesity are in low- and middle-income
countries (LMICs), with numbers more than doubling across all LMICs, and tripling in
low income countries, compared to 2010.
● The report presents a new Obesity-Non Communicable Disease (NCD)
Preparedness Index, showing that the 30 most prepared countries are all high
income, while the 30 least prepared countries are all lower middle and low income
countries, adding to concerns about the impact of inaction on already vulnerable
populations.
● There is a global call to end the misunderstanding, fragmentation, underinvestment in
and stigmatisation of obesity that is driving this systemic failure; governments around
the world must work with WHO to develop a comprehensive Global Action Plan on
Obesity.
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