Health > Obesity > Overweight and obese population aged 15 or more > Males: 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 | 56.9 |
| BelgiumBelgium | 50.6 |
| CanadaCanada | 56.3 |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 55.9 |
| DenmarkDenmark | 49.6 |
| FinlandFinland | 51.4 |
| FranceFrance | 43.4 |
| GermanyGermany | 57.9 |
| GreeceGreece | 67.1 |
| HungaryHungary | 56.5 |
| IcelandIceland | 57 |
| IrelandIreland | 55 |
| ItalyItaly | 49.1 |
| JapanJapan | 26.8 |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 56.3 |
| MexicoMexico | 59.8 |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | 47.9 |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | 67.7 |
| NorwayNorway | 50.1 |
| PolandPoland | 52.1 |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | 62.7 |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | 34 |
| SpainSpain | 56.3 |
| SwedenSweden | 49.6 |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 45.4 |
| TurkeyTurkey | 43.3 |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 65.5 |
| United StatesUnited States | 67.2 |
