Obesity Atlas for the

European Union: 2018

Rachel Jackson-Leach
Fiona Montague
Caroline Litts
Tim Lobstein
Obesity Atlas for the European Union: 2018

by

Rachel Jackson-Leach, Fiona Montague, Caroline Litts

and Tim Lobstein
Data compiled November 2017.
This Atlas has been compiled from publicly available information
and the sources are given after each section. The authors have
endeavoured to report the data accurately but cannot be held
responsible for the quality of the original material, nor be held
liable for any consequences arising from errors or omissions.

© World Obesity Federation 2017

World Obesity Federation

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www.worldobesity.org
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7685 2580
Email: obesity@worldobesity.org

This document was produced with the support of an

operational grant under the European Commission’s
Third Health Programme. The European Commission is
not responsible for any use that may be made of this
material.
Obesity Atlas for the European Union
Contents

This Summary Atlas contains an overview of the EU with links to the 28 Member
States’ records. A full Atlas is also available but it is >60MB.

The EU and country records include available data on obesity prevalence (with
differentiation by socio-economic status) and trends (where available), data on the
prevalence of comorbidities of obesity, data about drivers of obesity, along with
relevant policy documents and examples of interventions. Translated versions of
key graphics can be found in the supplementary documentation.

European Union
Austria View
Belgium View
Bulgaria View
Croatia View
Cyprus View
Czech Republic View
Denmark View
Estonia View
Finland View
France View
Germany View
Greece View
Hungary View
Ireland View
Italy View
Latvia View
Lithuania View
Luxembourg View
Malta View
Netherlands View
Poland View
Portugal View
Romania View
Slovakia View
Slovenia View
Spain View
Sweden View
United Kingdom View
Abbreviations
BMI = Body Mass Index
BP = Blood pressure
EC = European Commission
EU = European Union
HBSC = Health Behaviour in School Aged Children
OB = Obese including severely obese (BMI > 30kg/m2)
OW = Overweight including obese (BMI > 25kg/m2)
WHO = World Health Organization
yrs = years (of age)
European Union

Prevalence by Socioeconomic & Educational Attainment

Prevalence trend in children
Drivers – Physical Inactivity
Drivers – Consumption/Sales
Drivers – Consumption/Sales Cont..
Impact – Co-morbidities
Impact – Co-morbidities cont.
Impact – Co-morbidities cont.
This report was produced with the support of an operational grant under the European Commission’s
Third Health Programme (2014-2020). The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may
be made of them.