Overweight and obesity prevalence in adults in Mexico 2021, by urbanization
overweight and obesity prevalence of around 72.4 percent of its adult population. That year, a study found that overweight prevalence was higher in the rural area of the North American country, where approximately 37.1 percent of interviewed adults suffered from this health condition. In turn, obesity was more prevalent in the urban area, reaching around 37.7 percent of adults aged 20 years or older. People with a body mass index (BMI) equal to or larger than 30 kg/m² are considered as having obesity.
In 2021, Mexico had an estimated