Mortality attributed to high Body Mass Index

Deaths/100 000 attributable to high Body Mass Index in the EU Member States in 2019 map

Source: data are based on the Global Burden of Disease Study (2019) results http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool?params=gbd-api-2016-permalink/0cd2fe7b521ecd03d0da0a7b726b4d1c
The data refer to Deaths from all causes, for both sexes in all ages. High BMI is defined as BMI of 22.5 kg/m2 or greater (midpoint of the optimal range of 20-25 kg/m2). Read more about this in the Obesity prevention .

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Country
Belgium	75
Bulgaria	328
Czechia	164
Denmark	71
Germany	125
Estonia	231
Ireland	61
Greece	127
Spain	91
France	71
Croatia	180
Italy	106
Cyprus	61
Latvia	228
Lithuania	208
Luxembourg	57
Hungary	212
Malta	84
Netherlands	68
Austria	101
Poland	150
Portugal	95
Romania	219
Slovenia	126
Slovakia	161
Finland	101
Sweden	86
EU Countries in 2019	113

Dairy products

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Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)/100 000 attributable to diet low in milk

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Originally Published \| Last Updated	24 Feb 2021 \| 08 Apr 2021
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Mortality attributed to high Body Mass Index

Deaths/100 000 attributable to high Body Mass Index in the EU Member States in 2019 map

Dairy products

Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)/100 000 attributable to diet low in milk

Deaths/100 000 attributable to diet low in milk