The Center for Disease Control says attributed obesity deaths per year in America are over 76,000, which is almost double attributed to car accidents (40,000) and over 5 times the deaths attributed to … Context Obesity is a major health problem in the United States, but the number of obesity-attributable deaths has not been rigorously estimated.. Obesity affects 1 in 6 children in the United States. 25 Between 2003 and 2012, obesity among children between 2 and 5 years of age has declined from 14% to 8% - a 43% decrease in just under a decade. The prevalence of obesity is 18.5% and affects about 13.7 million children and adolescents in the US. The major study, which looked at deaths across 204 countries, shows the five leading causes of death in the UK in 2019 were: heart disease - 93,400 deaths stroke - 50,600 In 2015-2016, 39.6% of Americans were obese. Obesity is Killing America. Around 17 percent of American children ages 2 to 19 are obese. Additionally, obesity is the leading preventable cause of preventable death. One-third of Americans are overweight or obese. Objective To estimate the number of deaths, annually, attributable to obesity among US adults.. Design Data from 5 prospective cohort studies (the Alameda Community Health Study, the Framingham Heart Study, the Tecumseh … For example, Forbes reports there were nearly 5,000 motorcycle deaths in America in 2017. Overweight and obesity are the fifth leading risk for global deaths. In addition, 44% of the diabetes burden, 23% of the ischaemic heart disease burden and between 7% and 41% of certain cancer burdens are attributable to overweight and obesity. In addition, 26.8% of deaths among black women and 21.7% of deaths among white women in the U.S. were associated with overweight and obesity. Although an obesity rate in America for 2019 isn’t currently available, the most recent studies show a growing trend. If we divide 5,000 by 12, for the 12 months of the year, we see roughly 416 deaths by motorcycle each month, versus the report of 53 deaths via mass shootings in August 2019. Obesity among children in the United States has remained flat - at around 17% - in 2003-2004 and 2011-2012. US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after making a video call to the troops stationed worldwide at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida, on December 24, 2019. The results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show this precedent clearly: In 2007-2008, 33.7% of Americans were obese. That’s more than 12.7 million American children. At least 2.8 million adults die each year as a result of being overweight or obese. The American obesity rate is increasing. (Center of Disease and Control, 2017) Youth Obesity Rate Ages 2-19 in a period of 2015-2016 is 18.5%. Obesity is linked to many health complications and diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, certain types of cancer, and stroke. This statistic on obesity in America in 2019 is according to author Eric Schlosser as written in his book “Fast Food Nation.” In addition, the American Cancer Society verifies that due to the lengthy and costly therapy for several problems caused by obesity, it cost an estimated $75 billion back in 2003. The U.S.A is deemed as one of the top 20 “most obese places in the world, 2018”. Obesity rates vary significantly by country as a … 25