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By 2026, Mosotho is set to have the 121st highest prevalence of adult obesity worldwide. The number of overweight adults is expected to grow by 0.9 percentage points each year, on average, to reach 43.5 percent in 2026. Since 1980, the prevalence of adult obesity in Mosotho has grown by an average of 1.3 percentage points each year. In 2021, the country ranked 121st in the world in terms of prevalence, behind Gabon, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati, who had the highest prevalence of adult obesity at 41.2 percent.
