Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Adult Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Estimates and Forecasts 1990-2050
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Provider
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Coverage type
Global
Time period covered
January, 1990 - December, 2050
Series or system
Data type
Estimate
Summary
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021), coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), estimated the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for 204 countries and territories.
This dataset provides annual estimates for the prevalence of overweight and obesity across various adult age groups from 1990 to 2021, with projections from 2022 to 2050. The estimates are based on data sources from the GBD 2021 analyses.
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Publication year
2025
Suggested citation
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Adult Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Estimates and Forecasts 1990-2050. Seattle, United States of America: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2025.
Files (5)
Public files
| File | Size |
|---|---|
 Data Release Information Sheet | 113.37 KB |
 Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Ages 25-125 [CSV] | 52.29 MB |
| Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Summary [CSV] | 10.7 MB |
 Codebook Ages 25-125 [CSV] | 8.09 KB |
| Codebook Summary [CSV] | 12.57 KB |