Obesity in Europe

Statistics report on obesity on Europe

Obesity in Europe

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about obesity in Europe. Obesity is regarded as a risk to a person's general health and is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of over 30. Included within this report are chapters on the current situation in Europe for both adults and children, projections for future levels of obesity in the continent and the chances of European countries meeting the UN 2025 obesity targets, and finishes with a chapter on some obesity-related conditions.

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Global overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of overweight people worldwide as of 2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of people who were overweight worldwide as of 2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths worldwide from select risk factors in 2019
  • Basic Statistic Market capitalization of selected companies involved in fighting obesity 2019
  • Basic Statistic Ways governments and companies could help people lose weight worldwide 2020

Current situation in Europe

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  • Premium Statistic Share of overweight or obese population in Europe 2021, by country and gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of overweight or obese population in Europe 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Share of overweight population in Europe 2020, by country
  • Premium Statistic Share of overweight population in Europe 2020, by country and gender

Childhood obesity

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  • Premium Statistic Europe: overweight prevalence of children 2015-17, by gender and country
  • Premium Statistic Europe: obesity prevalence of children 2015-17, by gender and country
  • Premium Statistic Europe: overweight and obesity prevalence of boys 2015-17, by country
  • Premium Statistic Europe: overweight and obesity prevalence of girls 2015-17, by country
  • Premium Statistic Adolescents who are overweight or obese in Europe in 2018, by age and gender

Future projections

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  • Premium Statistic Projected share of obese men in Europe in 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Projected share of obese women in Europe in 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Projected share of obese children in Europe in 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Likelihood of achieving UN obesity targets among men in Europe by 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic Likelihood of achieving UN obesity targets among women in Europe by 2025, by country
  • Premium Statistic European countries with highest projected prevalence of male obesity by 2030
  • Premium Statistic European countries with highest projected prevalence of female obesity by 2030
  • Premium Statistic European countries with highest projected prevalence of childhood obesity by 2030

Obesity-related conditions

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  • Premium Statistic European countries with high DALYs attributable to high BMI in 2020
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes towards the cancer risk of obesity and inactivity in Europe 2019
  • Premium Statistic Diabetes prevalence among adults in Europe in 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Diabetes cost per person in Europe in 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Effect of COVID-19 on weight and activity levels of diabetes sufferers in Europe 2020
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