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...
Prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents in the EU in 2016
( World Obesity Federation 2019 )
Country | Children 5-9 years old | Adolescents 10-19 years old | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
Belgium | 9.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 4.9 |
Bulgaria | 17.1 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 6.6 |
Czechia | 15.7 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 5.3 |
Denmark | 11.9 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 4.0 |
Germany | 13.7 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 5.7 |
Estonia | 10.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 3.7 |
Ireland | 13.6 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
Greece | 21.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 8.8 |
Spain | 17.5 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 6.3 |
France | 11.7 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
Croatia | 18.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 6.1 |
Italy | 20.5 | 14.9 | 11.5 | 8.1 |
Cyprus | 19.6 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 7.2 |
Latvia | 11.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.1 |
Lithuania | 11.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 3.8 |
Luxembourg | 13.8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 5.1 |
Hungary | 17.3 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 7.1 |
Malta | 19.7 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 9.6 |
Netherlands | 11.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 5.0 |
Austria | 13.0 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 5.1 |
Poland | 16.8 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 3.8 |
Portugal | 15.0 | 14.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 |
Romania | 13.5 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 4.0 |
Slovenia | 14.6 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 6.0 |
Slovakia | 13.6 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 4.6 |
Finland | 15.6 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 4.5 |
Sweden | 10.3 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 3.9 |
Originally published | 23 Feb 2021 |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Health Promotion Knowledge Gateway | Non-communicable diseases prevention | Obesity |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | health policy |