Health > Obesity > Obese population aged 15 or more > Females: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
The most frequently used measure of overweight and obesity is based on the body mass index (BMI), which is a single number that evaluates an individual’s weight status in relation to height (weight/height2, with weight in kilograms and height in meters). Based on the WHO current classification, adults with a BMI between 25 and 30 are defined as overweight, and those with a BMI over 30 as obese.
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AustriaAustria | 12.7 |
| BelgiumBelgium | 13.4 |
| CanadaCanada | 19 |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 16.1 |
| DenmarkDenmark | 9.1 |
| FinlandFinland | 11 |
| FranceFrance | 9 |
| GermanyGermany | 12.8 |
| GreeceGreece | 18.2 |
| HungaryHungary | 18.5 |
| IcelandIceland | 12.4 |
| IrelandIreland | 12 |
| ItalyItaly | 8.4 |
| JapanJapan | 3.4 |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 16.3 |
| MexicoMexico | 28.6 |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | 10.2 |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | 27 |
| NorwayNorway | 8.2 |
| PolandPoland | 12.5 |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | 18 |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | 3.3 |
| SpainSpain | 13.4 |
| SwedenSweden | 9.2 |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 7.5 |
| TurkeyTurkey | 14.5 |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 21.4 |
| United StatesUnited States | 33.4 |
