Adult overweight and obesity in the European Union (EU27)

 

Country

Year of Data

Collection

Males

 

Females

 

% BMI 25-29.9

%BMI>30

Combined

BMI>25

% BMI 25-29.9

%BMI>30

Combined

BMI>25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Austria

2005/6

42.3

23.3

65.6

32.4

20.8

53.2

Belgium (self report)

2004

38.7

11.9

50.6

24.4

13.4

37.8

Bulgaria (self report)

2001

38.8

11.3

50.1

28.8

13.5

42.3

Cyprus

1999-2000

46

26.6

72.6

34.3

23.7

58

Czech Republic

1997/8

48.5

24.7

73.2

31.4

26.2

57.6

Denmark (self report)

2001

40.1

11.8

51.9

26.9

12.5

39.4

England

2005

43.4

23.1

66.5

32.1

24.3

56.4

Estonia (self report)

2004

32

13.7

45.7

28.4

14.4

42.8

Finland (self report)

2005

 44.8

14.9

59.7

26.7

13.5

40.2

France

2006

41

16.1

57.1

23.8

17.6

41.4

Germany (self report)

2002/3

52.9

22.5

75.4

35.6

23.3

58.9

Greece (ATTICA)

2001/2

53

20

73

31

15

46

Hungary

1992-4

41.9

21

62.9

27.9

21.2

49.1

Ireland

1997-99

46.3

20.1

66.4

32.5

15.9

48.4

Italy

2003

42.1

9.3

51.4

25.8

8.7

34.5

Latvia

1997

41

9.5

50.5

33

17.4

50.4

Lithuania (self report)

2002

41.2

16.4

57.6

26.6

15.8

42.4

Luxembourg

45.6

15.3

60.9

30.7

13.9

44.6

Malta(self report)

2003

46.5

22.9

69.4

34.3

16.9

51.2

Netherlands

1998-2002

43.5

10.4

53.9

28.5

10.1

38.6

Poland

2000/1

41

15.4

56.4

28.7

18.9

47.6

Portugal

2003-5

44.1

14.5

58.6

31.9

14.6

46.5

Romania (self report)

2000

38.1

7.7

45.8

28.6

9.5

38.1

Slovakia

1992-9

49.7

19.3

69

32.1

18.9

51

Slovenia (self report)

2001

50

16.5

66.5

30.9

13.8

44.7

Spain

1990-2000

45

13.4

58.4

32.2

15.8

48

Sweden (Goteborg)

2002

43.5

14.8

58.3

26.6

11

37.6

 

Age range and year of data in surveys may differ.   With the limited data available, prevalences are not age standardised.   Self reported surveys may underestimate true prevalence.   Sources and references are available from obesity@iaso.org.   © International Association for the Study of Obesity, London – January 2008.