Overweight and obesity prevalence in adults in Mexico 2021, by gender
seven out of ten adults aged 20 years or older had overweight or obesity in Mexico. By gender, overweight prevalence among adults was higher among men than women in the Latin American country, reaching approximately 37.8 percent of interviewed men and nearly 34 percent of women. In contrast, obesity prevalence was more pronounced in women than men, with around 41.1 percent of women respondents reporting having obesity or a body mass index equal to or higher than 30 kg/m².
In 2021, more than