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Body weight

Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. <p />This dataset presents the latest data for overweight and obesity (measured and self-reported data). <p />Please refer to the <a target="_blank" href="https://webfs-els.oecd.org/files/Health-Statistics/HEALTH_LVNG_Risk-Factors-for-Health/5_Overweight-or-obese-population_Self-reported-and-Measured-data.pdf">Sources and Methods</a> for detailed country-specific information.