Eurozone Compared by People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate
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DEFINITION:
This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Malta | 28.8% | 2008 | ||
2 | Slovenia | 28.6% | 2008 | ||
3 | Spain | 26.6% | 2008 | ||
4 | Luxembourg | 26% | 2008 | ||
5 | Cyprus | 25.5% | 2008 | ||
6 | Slovakia | 25.4% | 2008 | ||
7 | Ireland | 25.2% | 2008 | ||
8 | Germany | 25.1% | 2008 | ||
9 | Latvia | 24.9% | 2008 | ||
10 | Portugal | 24% | 2008 | ||
11 | Finland | 23% | 2008 | ||
12 | Belgium | 22.1% | 2008 | ||
13 | Austria | 20.9% | 2008 | ||
14 | Estonia | 20.6% | 2008 | ||
15 | Greece | 20.1% | 2008 | ||
16 | Italy | 19.8% | 2008 | ||
17 | Netherlands | 18.8% | 2008 | ||
18 | France | 18.2% | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate
- 2 of the top 3 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Christian.
- Tonga has ranked in the top 3 for obesity > adult obesity rate since 2000.
- 42 of the top 106 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are European.
- United States ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- Czech Republic ranked first for obesity > adult obesity rate amongst Non-religious countries in 2008.
- 28 of the top 94 countries by obesity > adult obesity rate are Cold countries'.