Table 6

Annual cost reductions in hypothetical scenarios 1 and 2 between 2020 and 2060

Scenario 1: reduction in projected OAO-prevalence by 5%Scenario 2: keeping OAO-prevalence among men, women, boys and girls at 2019 levels through 2060
Average annual cost reduction (billions of 2019 US$)Percentage cost reduction (%)Average annual cost reduction (billions of 2019 US$)Percentage cost reduction (%)
Income group
 Low1.411.16.934.1
 Lower middle41.29.3231.231.6
 Upper middle219.76.61491.127.4
 High167.95.9476.013.4
WHO region
 AFR5.77.829.027.6
 EMR12.24.844.212.6
 EUR60.36.1151.212.7
 AMR93.95.1285.712.7
 SEA38.09.3249.234.8
 WPR220.27.41445.828.7
  • AFR, Africa; AMR, the Americas; EMR, Eastern Mediterranean; EUR, Europe; OAO, overweight and obesity; SEA, South-East Asian; WPR, Western Pacific.