Obesity: By Body Mass Index*| | Nationwide | | Year: | Median %
# States | | 1990 | 11.6
45 | |
| 1991 | 12.6
48 | |
| 1992 | 12.6
49 | |
| 1993 | 13.7
50 | |
| 1994 | 14.4
50 | |
| 1995 | 15.8
50 | |
| 1996 | 16.8
52 | |
| 1997 | 16.6
52 | |
| 1998 | 18.3
52 | |
| 1999 | 19.7
52 | |
| 2000 | 20.1
52 | |
| 2001 | 21.0
54 | |
| 2002 | 22.1
54 | |
| # of States includes District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in applicable years.
*All respondents 18 and older who report that their Body Mass
Index (BMI) is 30.0 or more. BMI is defined as weight in kilograms
divided by height in meters squared (w/h**2).
Denominator includes all survey respondents except those with
missing, don't know, and refused answers. |
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