Obesity is a major problem in Mexico, as it is one of the most obese countries in the world. With obesity comes other health problems, such as diabetes and cancer, and in some cases, even death. This primary source, written by Ritchie and Roser, who began Our World in Data, provides statistics and factual information on just how obese Mexico really is. The graphs depicted below can provide obesity data from a variety of years, which is useful for providing a link between NAFTA and obesity.





Ritchie, Hannah, and Max Roser. “Obesity.” Our World in Data, August 11, 2017. https://ourworldindata.org/obesity