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Data from the WHO SuRF Report 2 show that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the UK is among the highest in Europe. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the UK is in the highest quintile for men and the second highest for women worldwide.

In 2006, the International Obesity TaskForce collated data on overweight and obesity in children worldwide. Caution should be used in interpreting these data as the studies used different age groups and different definitions of overweight and obesity.

For boys, the countries with overweight (including obesity) levels of 30% or more were Canada (33%), Mexico (32.3%), Kuwait (30%), Malta (32.7%), Spain (31%) and New Zealand (30%).

For girls the countries were Mexico (31.1%), Bahrain (38.5%), Kuwait (31.8%), Malta (38.5%), Portugal (34.3%) and New Zealand (30%). Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal and Nepal had very low levels of under 1% for both boys and girls.

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* Prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity for 2002, and projections for 2005 and 2010, by sex, adults aged 15 and over, the World (Table)
Source: The SuRF Report 2 (2005) WHO		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence estimates of overweight and obesity for 2002, and projections for 2005 and 2010, by sex, adults aged 15 and over, the World (Table)
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* Prevalence of obesity, by sex, 2002, WHO European Region (Figure)
Source: The SuRF Report 2 (2005) WHO		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of obesity, by sex, 2002, WHO European Region (Figure)
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* Prevalence of obesity, by sex, 2002, selected countries, the World (Figure)
Source: The SuRF Report 2 (2005) WHO		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of obesity, by sex, 2002, selected countries, the World (Figure)
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* Prevalence of overweight and obese children by WHO Region and country, by sex, latest available year, the World (Table)
Source: International Obesity TaskForce (2006).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of overweight and obese children by WHO Region and country, by sex, latest available year, the World (Table)
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* Percentage of boys who are overweight (including obesity), latest available year, Europe (Figure)
Source: International Obesity TaskForce (2006)		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Percentage of boys who are overweight (including obesity), latest available year, Europe (Figure)
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* Percentage of girls who are overweight (including obesity), latest available year, Europe (Figure)
Source: International Obesity TaskForce (2006)		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Percentage of girls who are overweight (including obesity), latest available year, Europe (Figure)
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