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Overweight

Remarks

Prevalence (%) of overweight (BMI 25-29.9) and obesity (BMI 30+) for men and women in a number of countries

(source: IOTF, global prevalence database, 2007).

Male

Female

age

overweight

obesity

overweight

obesity

Austria (1999)

25-64

40.0

10.0

27.0

14.0

Belgium (1994-1997)

35-59

49.0

14.0

28.0

13.0

Cyprus (1999-2000)

25-64

46.0

26.6

34.3

23.7

Czech Republic (1997-1998)

25+

48.5

24.7

31.4

26.2

Germany (2002)

25+

52.9

22.5

35.6

23.3

Denmark (2003)

?

-

13.0

-

15.0

Estonia (2004)b

16-64

32.0

13.7

28.4

14.9

France (2006)b

15+

35.6

11.8

23.3

13.0

Finland (2003)

25-64

48.0

19.8

33.0

19.4

Greece ATTICA (2001-2002)

20-89

53.0

20.0

31.0

15 

Hungary (1992-94)

18+

41.9

21.0

27.9

21.2

Italy (2003)

18+

42.1

9.3

25.8

8.7

Ireland (1997-99)

18-64

46.3

20.1

32.5

15.9

Luxembourg (?)

16+

45.6

15.3

30.7

13.9

Lithuania (2002)b

20-64

41.2

16.4

26.6

15.8

Latvia (1997)

19-64

41.0

9.5

33.0

17.4

Malta (2003)b

18+

46.5

22.9

34.3

16.9

Netherlands (1998-2002)

20-59

43.5

10.4

28.5

10.1

Poland (2002)

18-94

39.0

10.9

29.0

12.4

Portugal (2003)

18-64

49.1

14.5

31.9

14.6

Slovakia (1998)a

15-64

57.0

22.0

56.0

28.0

Slovenia (2001)b

25-64

50.0

16.5

30.9

13.8

Spain (1990-2000)

25-60

45.0

13.4

32.2

15.8

Sweden (1996-1997)

16-84

41.2

10.0

29.8

11.9

UK-England (2004)

16+

43.9

22.7

34.7

23.8

UK-Scotland (2003)

16+

43.0

22.4

33.8

26.0

UK-Wales (2003)b

16+

44.0

17.0

30.0

18.0

- : data unavailable

UK: United Kingdom

a urban, b self reported

Remarks

The numbers presented in the table are based on measured data unless otherwise stated, and collected by IOTF (global prevalence database).