Figures courtesy of the International Agency for Research on Cancer

1: Int J Cancer 2001 Feb 1;91(3):421-30 Overweight as an avoidable cause of cancer in Europe. Bergstrom A, Pisani P, Tenet V, Wolk A, Adami HO. Department of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Proportion of cancer cases attributable to overweight and obesity in EU countries by cancer site
 
Breast
Colon
Endometrium
Prostate 
Kidney
Gallbladder 
Total 
Country
Women
Men
Women
Women
Men
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Austria
7.4
10.5
9.5
35.1
4.2
23.9
21.9
22.6
20.7
3.7
6.0
Belgium 
8.8
11.6
11.2
40.8
4.6
25.9
25.9
24.8
24.4
2.9
6.7
Denmark
5.4
9.7
6.8
26.0
3.9
22.1
16.0
20.9
15.1
2.9
3.9
Finland
9.1
12.6
11.6
41.6
5.0
28.4
26.4
26.8
24.9
4.4
7.2
France
7.6
10.7
9.6
35.6
4.3
24.2
22.2
22.8
21.0
3.1
6.1
Germany
8.8
12.7
11.2
40.4
5.1
28.5
25.6
27.0
24.1
4.9
6.8
Greece
10.0
11.1
12.4
44.2
4.4
25.1
28.2
23.7
26.6
2.1
5.9
Ireland
7.8
10.1
9.9
36.4
4.0
22.9
22.8
21.7
21.5
3.1
5.0
Italy
9.1
11.4
11.6
41.7
4.6
25.9
26.5
24.5
25.0
3.1
7.5
Luxembourg
8.1
10.7
10.3
37.8
4.3
24.5
23.8
23.1
22.4
2.6
6.7
The Netherlands
6.3
9.8
7.9
29.8
3.9
22.4
18.5
21.2
17.4
3.1
4.8
Portugal
9.5
10.7
12.0
42.9
4.3
24.5
27.3
23.1
25.8
2.9
7.1
Spain
10.7
10.8
13.5
47.3
4.4
24.1
30.5
22.8
28.8
2.6
8.8
Sweden
6.3
9.5
8.0
30.0
3.8
21.7
18.6
20.5
17.5
3.8
5.2
United Kingdom
7.8
10.0
9.8
36.1
4.0
22.7
22.7
21.4
21.4
2.7
4.9
European Union
8.5
11.1
10.7
39.2
4.4
25.5
24.5
24.8
23.7
3.4
6.4

New cancer cases attributable to overweight and obesity in EU countries around 1995, by cancer site
 
Breast
Colon
Endometrium
Prostate
Kidney
Gallbladder
Total
Country
(F)
(M)
(F)
(F)
(M)
(M)
(F)
(M)
(F)
(M)
(F)
Austria
260
240
200
290
110
130
90
60
80
530
930
Belgium 
430
300
300
420
190
170
120
40
70
700
1340
Denmark
140
160
110
170
50
80
50
20
20
320
490
Finland
210
120
120
260
120
110
90
50
40
400
730
France
1840
1760
1440
1680
850
900
410
210
360
3720
5730
Germany
3340
2950
3020
2920
1390
2080
1210
1520
1230
7940
11720
Greece
300
170
170
250
70
140
70
20
30
400
820
Ireland
90
90
70
80
40
30
20
10
20
180
280
Italy
2180
1870
1670
3550
620
1340
670
440
540
4270
8600
Luxembourg
10
10
10
20
10
<10
<10
<10
<10
20
50
The Netherlands
480
400
330
420
250
230
130
90
80
970
1440
Portugal
280
290
260
430
90
100
60
30
60
510
1080
Spain
1080
990
1050
1660
320
470
280
230
570
2020
4640
Sweden
290
240
200
340
210
140
90
90
100
690
1020
United Kingdom
1950
1560
1490
1760
680
700
440
180
250
3120
5890
European Union
12870
11150
10460
14230
4990
6640
3740
3010
3450
25790
44750