Overweight and obesity

Amendments

03 December 2024 – The organisational name for the OECD was incorrectly labelled as Organisation for European Co-operation and Development where it should be Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.

08 August 2024 – Change made on the Summary page to Figure 1 (bar graph) to correct a typo for the proportion of adults aged 25–34 who are living with overweight or obesity.

Sensitivities: Numbers have been changed for one bar in Figure 1.

26 June 2024 – Changes were made to the 2017–18 and 2022 proportions of adults aged 18 and over living with overweight and obesity, and proportion living with obesity. The change was made on the Summary page, in the 'How does overweight and obesity change over time?' section of the 'Page highlights' box and in the corresponding content in the main body of the web page. The change was to move from reporting age-standardised rates to crude rates.

Sensitivities: Numbers have changed slightly between reporting age-standardised and crude rates; however, this change does not affect the trend comparisons.