Sep 21, 2024
By: Kapil Yadav
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The data used in this list taken by the World Obesity Federation (WOF), which releases various statistics, maps and key data around the topic of obesity.
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Covering 7 South Pacific islands and atolls, American Samoa is a territory of the U.S that has an alarming obesity rate of 75.92%.
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Part of a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 South Pacific islands, Tonga is the second most obese country in the world with an obesity rate of 72.35%.
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Featuring beautiful white-sand beaches, Nauru is a small island country in Micronesia. Although small, the obesity rate of Nauru is at a surprising level of 71.06%.
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Tokelau ranks fourth on this list with an obesity rate of 71.02%. It is a secluded collection of atolls located in the South Pacific Ocean, which comes under the administration of the New Zealand government.
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Cook Islands is an island nation in the South Pacific, with political links to New Zealand. It ranks fifth on the list with an obesity rate of 69.58%.
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Niue is another small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. It is administered by the New Zealand government. It also has a high obesity rate of 67.27%.
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Ranking seventh on the list with a high obesity rate of 65.25%, Tuvalu is another island nation in the South Pacific region.
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Officially known as the Independent State of Samoa, it is a small island country in Polynesia. The obesity rate here is 63.67%.
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With an obesity rate of 49%, French Polynesia is the ninth country on this list. It is an overseas country of France, which has 100 islands in the South Pacific region.
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Spread across the western Pacific Ocean, the Federated States of Micronesia is a country that comprises more than 600 islands. The obesity rate here is 48.19%.
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