Health > Obesity > Overweight 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.
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COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
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AustriaAustria | 44.9 |
BelgiumBelgium | 38.7 |
CanadaCanada | 39.3 |
Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 42.5 |
DenmarkDenmark | 39.8 |
FinlandFinland | 40 |
FranceFrance | 34.4 |
GermanyGermany | 43.5 |
GreeceGreece | 41.1 |
HungaryHungary | 38.5 |
IcelandIceland | 44.6 |
IrelandIreland | 41 |
ItalyItaly | 40.3 |
JapanJapan | 24.5 |
LuxembourgLuxembourg | 40 |
MexicoMexico | 40.6 |
NetherlandsNetherlands | 39.3 |
New ZealandNew Zealand | 41.7 |
NorwayNorway | 41.7 |
PolandPoland | 39.5 |
SlovakiaSlovakia | 45.9 |
South KoreaSouth Korea | 30.3 |
SpainSpain | 43.5 |
SwedenSweden | 40.3 |
SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 37.5 |
TurkeyTurkey | 33.6 |
United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 44.5 |
United StatesUnited States | 39.7 |