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Prevalence of obesity in adults in the EU in 2016 chart

  • Visualisation | Last updated: 08 Apr 2021
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

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

Source: OECD 2019,The Heavy Burden of Obesity The Economics of Prevention 

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