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Public Health Weekly Report 2025; 18(9): 444-445
Published online March 6, 2025
https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2025.18.9.3
© The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
Trends in the Prevalence Gap of Obesity (Self-reported) between Cities or Provinces, during 2015–2024
Yoon-sil Ko 
Division of Chronic Disease Control, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
In 2024, the age-standardized rate of obesity (self-reported) among individuals aged ≥19 years was the lowest in Sejong-si (29.1%) and the highest in Jeollanam-do, Jeju (36.8%). The prevalence gap of obesity (self-reported) between the highest and lowest rates increased from 7.7%p in 2023 to 7.8%p in 2024 (Figure 1).
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Figure 1. Trends in obesity rate (self-reported) between Cities or Provinces, 2015–2024
*Obesity rate (self-reported): the percentage of individuals (aged ≥19 years) who BMI (kg/m2) is over 25.
†Prevalence rates in Figure 1 were age-standardized using the 2005 projected population. In 2019, this data point was not collected.
Source: Korea Community Health at a Glance 2024: Korea Community Health Survey (KCHS), https://chs.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Yoon-sil Ko, Division of Chronic Disease Control, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
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Public Health Weekly Report 2025; 18(9): 444-445
Published online March 6, 2025 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2025.18.9.3
Copyright © The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
Trends in the Prevalence Gap of Obesity (Self-reported) between Cities or Provinces, during 2015–2024
Yoon-sil Ko
Division of Chronic Disease Control, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
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In 2024, the age-standardized rate of obesity (self-reported) among individuals aged ≥19 years was the lowest in Sejong-si (29.1%) and the highest in Jeollanam-do, Jeju (36.8%). The prevalence gap of obesity (self-reported) between the highest and lowest rates increased from 7.7%p in 2023 to 7.8%p in 2024 (Figure 1).
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Figure 1. Trends in obesity rate (self-reported) between Cities or Provinces, 2015–2024
*Obesity rate (self-reported): the percentage of individuals (aged ≥19 years) who BMI (kg/m2) is over 25.
†Prevalence rates in Figure 1 were age-standardized using the 2005 projected population. In 2019, this data point was not collected.
Source: Korea Community Health at a Glance 2024: Korea Community Health Survey (KCHS), https://chs.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Yoon-sil Ko, Division of Chronic Disease Control, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
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