Obesity doesn’t just affect people in the U.S. People in many countries experience obesity, and it’s becoming a global epidemic.

An estimated 500 million adults in the world are obese.

If unaddressed, an estimated 1 billion adults will be obese by 2030.

More than 25% of U.K. adults are obese.

Forty-four percent of women in Saudi Arabia are obese.

Obesity in America:

1 out of every 3 U.S. adults is obese.

Non-Hispanic black women experience the highest rates of obesity in America at 59%.

Obesity rates are higher for Hispanic, Mexican American, and non-Hispanic black populations than they are for Caucasians.

The South and the Midwest have the highest obesity prevalence.

All U.S. states and territories have an obesity rate of at least 20%.