2014 CDC Obesity Maps



CDC Obesity Map 2014For readers, who like showing images that demonstrate just how increasingly prevalent obesity is across the US, here are the 2014 obesity maps released by the US Centre for Disease Control this week.

Not that much new (unless you want to quibble about a couple of percent points here or there) – the situation is bad, with no sign of getting any better (no surprise here).

Here are the basic facts:

  • No state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%.
  • 5 states and the District of Columbia had a prevalence of obesity between 20% and <25%.
  • 23 states, Guam and Puerto Rico had a prevalence of obesity between 25% and <30%.
  • 19 states had a prevalence of obesity between 30% and <35%.
  • 3 states (Arkansas, Mississippi and West Virginia) had a prevalence of obesity of 35% or greater.
  • The Midwest had the highest prevalence of obesity (30.7%), followed by the South (30.6%), the Northeast (27.3%), and the West (25.7%).

What else can one say?

@DrSharma
Kelwona, BC