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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
