Table 2.
International Differences in obesity and smoking rates and country rankings in disease and Life-Expectancy at age 50
| Fraction Obese |
Currently Smoking |
Country rank on: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | Smoking | Diabetes | Cancer | LE 50 | |||
| Austria | 23.7 | 24.2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Denmark | 13.6 | 35.9 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| France | 16.6 | 19.0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
| Germany | 16.9 | 24.9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| Greece | 21.7 | 31.9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Italy | 17.7 | 22.8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 16.0 | 27.4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Spain | 23.3 | 19.7 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Sweden | 15.5 | 19.7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 15.1 | 27.1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Belgium | 19.9 | 20.6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| England | 29.0 | 19.0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| USA | 30.9 | 20.6 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Source: ELSA, HRS, SHARE, 2004 Data; Individuals aged 55–64.
Note: Fraction Obese (BMI>30) is based on Body Mass Index (BMI) computed from self-reported height and weight in all countries except for England where BMI is based on measured height and weight.