This report examines the transformative role of behavioural insights (BI) in EU policymaking, advocating for integrating BI early in the policy cycle to enhance policy effectiveness. It challenges...
Age-standardised prevalence of obesity in adults in the EU in 2016
Obesity data was obtained from population-based studies where height and weight were measured (OECD 2019 )
Country | All | Males | Females |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 22.1 | 23.1 | 21.0 |
Bulgaria | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.3 |
Czechia | 26.0 | 26.4 | 25.4 |
Denmark | 19.7 | 22.3 | 17.0 |
Germany | 22.3 | 24.2 | 20.4 |
Estonia | 21.2 | 20.3 | 21.8 |
Ireland | 25.3 | 25.1 | 25.5 |
Greece | 24.9 | 24.2 | 25.4 |
Spain | 23.8 | 24.6 | 22.8 |
France | 21.6 | 22.0 | 21.1 |
Croatia | 24.4 | 24.1 | 24.5 |
Italy | 19.9 | 20.1 | 19.5 |
Cyprus | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.6 |
Latvia | 23.6 | 21.6 | 25.1 |
Lithuania | 26.3 | 24.2 | 27.8 |
Luxembourg | 22.6 | 24.5 | 20.7 |
Hungary | 26.4 | 28.2 | 24.6 |
Malta | 28.9 | 29.2 | 28.5 |
Netherlands | 20.4 | 20.8 | 20.0 |
Austria | 20.1 | 21.9 | 18.3 |
Poland | 23.1 | 23.7 | 22.2 |
Portugal | 20.8 | 20.3 | 21.2 |
Romania | 22.5 | 23.4 | 21.6 |
Slovenia | 20.2 | 19.4 | 21.0 |
Slovakia | 20.5 | 21.0 | 19.9 |
Finland | 22.2 | 23.7 | 20.6 |
Sweden | 20.6 | 23.1 | 18.1 |
Originally published | 23 Feb 2021 |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Health Promotion Knowledge Gateway | Non-communicable diseases prevention | Obesity |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | health policy |