This statistic shows the results of an annual survey about the prevalence of obesity among people of Māori decent in New Zealand between 2011/12 and 2017/18. During the 2017/2018 survey period, around 47.5 percent of Māori adults surveyed in New Zealand were obese.
In 2023, around 33 percent of the female adults in New Zealand were considered obese. This marked a decrease from the previous results in 2021, where almost 36 percent of female adults in New Zealand were considered obese.
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This statistic shows the results of an annual survey about the prevalence of obesity among people of Māori decent in New Zealand between 2011/12 and 2017/18. During the 2017/2018 survey period, around 47.5 percent of Māori adults surveyed in New Zealand were obese.