WHO Foundation announces collaboration with Lilly to strengthen health systems for obesity care

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Eli Lilly and Company: Karine Mendelek: [e-mail]

Key facts

In 2022, 1 in 8 people in the world were living with obesity.Worldwide adult obesity has more than doubled since 1990, and adolescent obesity has quadrupled.In 2022, 2.5 billion adults (18 years and older) were overweight. Of these, 890 million were living with obesity.In 2022, 43% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight and 16% were living with obesity.In 2024, 35 million children under the age of 5 were overweight.Over 390 million children and adolescents aged 5–19 years were overweight in 2022, including 160 million who were living with obesity.

Notes to Editors / Sources

Economic impact of overweight and obesity to surpass $4 trillion by 2035 | World Obesity Federation, and world-obesity-atlas-2025-v7.pdf

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight

WHO acceleration plan to stop obesity. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2023 (https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240075634)

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