{"id":77093,"date":"2021-07-23T03:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=77093"},"modified":"2021-09-06T13:01:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:01:46","slug":"over-half-of-adults-in-the-eu-are-overweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/over-half-of-adults-in-the-eu-are-overweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Over half of adults in the EU are overweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/i-yunmai-5jctAMjz21A-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-77094 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/i-yunmai-5jctAMjz21A-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/i-yunmai-5jctAMjz21A-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/i-yunmai-5jctAMjz21A-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/i-yunmai-5jctAMjz21A-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/i-yunmai-5jctAMjz21A-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/i-yunmai-5jctAMjz21A-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While 45% of adults living in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:European_Union_(EU)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU<\/a>\u00a0had a normal weight in 2019, slightly more than half (53%) were considered as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Overweight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overweight<\/a>\u00a0(36% pre-obese and 17%\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Obese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obese<\/a>) and almost 3% as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Underweight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underweight<\/a>, according to their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Body_mass_index_(BMI)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">body mass index<\/a>\u00a0(BMI). BMI is a measure of a person\u2019s weight relative to their height that links fairly well with body fat.<\/p>\n<p>With the exception of those aged 75 or over, the older the age group, the higher the share of overweight people: the lowest share was recorded among those aged 18 to 24 (25%), while those aged 65 to 74 had the highest share (66%) \u2013 similarly for the obesity rate (6% vs. 22%).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/documents\/4187653\/11581515\/Overweight+population_by+age.png\" alt=\"Bar chart: Share of overweight adults in the EU, by age group, 2019\" width=\"502\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pattern is also clear for education level: the proportion of overweight people falls as the educational level rises: while the percentage of overweight adults among those with low education level stood at 59% in 2019, it was 54% for those with a medium education level and 44% for adults with a high education level. Obesity rate also decreases with the education level: from 20% of adults with low and 17% with medium to 11% of adults with high education level.<\/p>\n<p>This information comes from\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/web\/health\/data\/database?node_code=hlth_det\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first results<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:European_health_interview_survey_(EHIS)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Health Interview Survey<\/a>\u00a0(EHIS; third wave) published by Eurostat today. The EHIS measures the health status, health determinants and use of health care services of EU citizens.<\/p>\n<p>This news item shows a handful of findings from the more detailed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Overweight_and_obesity_-_BMI_statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statistics Explained<\/a>\u00a0article on overweight and obesity statistics.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Highest share of overweight adults in Croatia and Malta, lowest in Italy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The proportion of overweight adults varies across the EU Member States, with the highest shares recorded in Croatia and Malta, where 65% of adults were considered overweight in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the lowest shares were recorded in Italy (46%), France (47%) and Luxembourg (48%).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/documents\/4187653\/11581515\/Overweight+population_map.png\" alt=\"Map: Share of overweight adults in 2019, in EU\/EFTA countries with available data\" width=\"501\" height=\"501\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In all EU Member States, a higher share of men than women were overweight in 2019, with the largest gaps recorded in Luxembourg (59% of men vs. 38% of women), Czechia (70% vs. 51%) and Cyprus (59% vs. 41%).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/documents\/4187653\/11581515\/Overweight+population_by+sex.png\" alt=\"Bar chart: Share of overweight adults in 2019, by sex, in EU\/EFTA countries with available data\" width=\"502\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>More information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/web\/products-eurostat-news\/-\/ddn-20210721-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eurostat &#8211; News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While 45% of adults living in the\u00a0EU\u00a0had a normal weight in 2019, slightly more than half (53%) were considered as\u00a0overweight\u00a0(36% pre-obese and 17%\u00a0obese) and almost 3% as\u00a0underweight, according to their\u00a0body mass index\u00a0(BMI). 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