In Pics | 10 most obese countries in the world

Obesity is one among the leading global concerns. These data from World Population Review suggest that the number of obese people in the world has seen an exponential rise and has tripled since 1975 to approximately 2.1 billion—roughly 30 per cent of the total population. Here's a look at the top 10 countries with the highest percentage of obesity rate (measured by average BMI)

1| Cook Islands, a nation in the South Pacific, with political links to New Zealand | BMI - 32.9. Credit: Twitter/cookislands

2| Nauru a tiny island country located in the northeast of Australia | BMI- 32.5. Credit: Twitter/@Republic_Nauru

3| Niue, one of the smallest countries, and one of the largest raised coral atolls on earth | BMI - 32.4. Credit: Twitter/@AGWhitnall

4| Samoa, a country in the central South Pacific Ocean | BMI - 32.2. Credit: Getty Images

5| Tonga, a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean | BMI - 32.2. Credit: Twitter/@GwinearRoadStn

6| Tuvalu, an island nation in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean | BMI - 30.8. Credit: Twitter/@TheCoconetTV

7| Kiribati, an island country located in the central Pacific Ocean | BMI - 30.01. Credit: Twitter/@SprepChannel

8| Saint Lucia, an Eastern Caribbean island nation with a pair of dramatically tapered mountains, the Pitons, on its west coast | BMI - 30.0. Credit: Twitter/@norm

9| Micronesia, country in the western Pacific Ocean | BMI - 29.7. Credit: Twitter/@kenchengcomedy

10| Egypt, a country located in the northeastern corner of Africa | BMI - 29.6. Credit: Reuters Photo