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Reduce the proportion of adults with obesity — NWS‑03 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
41.8 percent (2017-20) *

Target:
36.0 percent *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
38.6 percent of adults aged 20 years and over had obesity in 2013-16 *

Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Obesity among adults, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * 
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20
Total
38.6
CI 36.7 / 40.5
SE 0.946
41.8
CI 39.5 / 44.1
SE 1.179