This statistic presents the results of a survey among households across rural and urban India about the share of overweight and obese men in 2016. In urban households, the share of overweight men was higher at 26.3 percent, while in rural areas, it was about 14.3 percent. This was an increase from 2005-06, when the total share of obese adult men was about 9.3 percent.
Share of obese adult men across rural and urban India in 2016*
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HMIS (India). "Share of Obese Adult Men across Rural and Urban India in 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703356/overweight-adult-men-by-region-india/
HMIS (India), Share of obese adult men across rural and urban India in 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703356/overweight-adult-men-by-region-india/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Share of obese adult men across rural and urban India in 2016* [Graph], HMIS (India), December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/703356/overweight-adult-men-by-region-india/