Other Countries | Further Reading NB: Additional key facts for
England are available on the Web page
www.oecd.org/health/fitnotfat. The data reported in the latter
are based on analyses presented in the recent OECD report
“Obesity and the economics of prevention: Fit not fat”, which
include additional prevention programmes and whose results are
in national currency and USD Purchasing Power Parities, rather
than USD. 1. Obesity rates in the United Kingdom are the highest
in Europe. Two in 3 men and more than 1 in 2 women are
overweight in the United Kingdom. One in 4 people are obese.
Overweight rates in analyzed countries and OECD (adults)
Underlying data and charts for all the graphics below are also
available in Excel 2. Up to 13 000 life years could be gained
through individual prevention programmes in England every year.
When effects on disability are accounted for, interventions can
save up to 26 000 years of life in good health (DALYs). Health
outcomes at the population level (average effect per year) 3