Obesity Rates by Country

Jul 26, 2009 07:43

Obesity Rates by Country

Rank  Countries 
Amount 
# 1  United States:30.6% 
 # 2  Mexico:24.2% 
 # 3  United Kingdom:23% 
 # 4  Slovakia:22.4% 
 # 5  Greece:21.9% 
 # 6  Australia:21.7% 
 # 7  New Zealand:20.9% 
 # 8  Hungary:18.8% 
 # 9  Luxembourg:18.4% 
 # 10  Czech Republic:14.8% 
 # 11  Canada:14.3% 
 # 12  Spain:13.1% 
 # 13  Ireland:13% 
 # 14  Germany:12.9% 
 = 15  Portugal:12.8% 
 = 15  Finland:12.8% 
 # 17  Iceland:12.4% 
 # 18  Turkey:12% 
 # 19  Belgium:11.7% 
 # 20  Netherlands:10% 
 # 21  Sweden:9.7% 
 # 22  Denmark:9.5% 
 # 23  France:9.4% 
 # 24  Austria:9.1% 
 # 25  Italy:8.5% 
 # 26  Norway:8.3% 
 # 27  Switzerland:7.7% 
 = 28  Japan:3.2% 
 = 28  Korea, South:3.2% 
  Weighted average:14.1%

DEFINITION: Percentage of total population who have a BMI (body mass index) greater than 30 Kg/sq.meters (Data for Australia, Austria and Portugal is from 2002. All other data is from 2003). Obesity rates are defined as the percentage of the population with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30. The BMI is a single number that evaluates an individual's weight status in relation to height (weight/height2, with weight in kilograms and height in metres). For Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, figures are based on health examinations, rather than self-reported information. Obesity estimates derived from health examinations are generally higher and more reliable than those coming from self-reports, because they preclude any misreporting of people's height and weight. However, health examinations are only conducted regularly in a few countries (OECD).

SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005

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