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Since 2019, World Obesity has a published an annual Atlas on obesity around different themes. These Atlases have provided projections for child and adult obesity, highlighting how far countries are from reaching the WHO global targets on obesity. All countries are predicted to see a rise in the numbers of adults affected by obesity during the current decade. The World Obesity Atlas 2022, launched on World Obesity Day, presents projections in men and women for 2030 including the projected prevalence for obesity and severe obesity, and revisits 2030 projections for children. Furthermore, it presents current estimates for some of the consequences of obesity, namely the impact that high body mass index (BMI) has on the number of life-years lost to disease and early death (disease-adjusted life years, DALYs). Success can only come if we all work together, and invest in implementing and supporting comprehensive actions to prevent, manage and treat obesity throughout the life course.