The Obesity Rate of People in Different Countries

Running header: Obesity 1
The Obesity Rate of People in Different Countries, using list of countries by Body Mass
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Obesity 2
Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
STEP 1: Descriptive Statistics.............................................................................................3
STEP 2: Hypothesis Testing................................................................................................4
STEP 3: Statistical Conclusion............................................................................................4
STEP 4: Analytical Conclusion...........................................................................................5
WHY USA.......................................................................................................................5
Consequences and Effects of Obesity to USA................................................................6
Government and Community Policies to Correct Obesity in US....................................7
Other Recommendations.................................................................................................9
References..........................................................................................................................10

Obesity 3
Introduction
There are no doubts one of the challenges facing the healthcare sector is obesity, which is
the abnormal accumulation of fats which present a risk to an individual’s health. Notably, the
body mass index (BMI) is the essential crude population measure of obesity that utilizes an
individual’s weight and height. There are four ranges of BMI, which include below 18.5
(underweight), 18.5 – 24.9 (healthy weight), 25 – 29.9 (overweight), and 30 – 39.9 (obese)
(Hales, Carroll, Fryar, & Ogden, 2017). Therefore, the following study seeks to exhibit the
average BMI of the 190 countries. Consequently, the study will evaluate if USA is within the
limits of world BMI.
STEP 1: Descriptive Statistics
The figure below exhibits that the countries recorded a mean BMI of 25.67 with a
standard deviation of 2.33. Moreover, the highest BMI reported was 32.5 whereas the least was
20.5; besides, most countries reported BMI of 26.2 (mode).