Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Israel
Israel: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Israel, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 23.3% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Israel peaked at 23.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1980.
Israel ranks 107th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 12.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 14.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.4% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.9% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.4% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 68,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 72,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 69,500 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Israel?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Israel was 23.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1980.
- How does Israel rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Israel ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.