France
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- Obesity prevalence
- Trends over time
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *6/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Childhood obesity risk *7.5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
Obesity prevalence
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Obesity prevalence
Adults, 2020
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 18+ |
| Sample size: | 9598 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Fontbonne A, Currie A, Tounian P, Picot MC, Foulatier O, Nedelcu M, Nocca D. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in France: The 2020 Obepi-Roche Study by the "Ligue Contre l'Obésité". J Clin Med. 2023 Jan 25;12(3):925. doi: 10.3390/jcm12030925. PMID: 36769573; PMCID: PMC9918095. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2019
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Eurostat 2019. Data available at https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1i&lang=en (last accessed 09.08.21) |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2017
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | EUROSTAT Database http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_hch10&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2015
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 18-74 |
| Sample size: | 2467 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | http://invs.santepubliquefrance.fr/beh/2017/13/pdf/2017_13_1.pdf |
| Notes: | NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 30.09.20)' |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2014
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 18+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Eurostat Database:http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1e&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2006-2007
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 18-74 |
| Sample size: | 3115 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | National Study Nutrition Health, ENNS, 2006. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2000-2003
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 15+ |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Eurostat Yearbook 2006/07. A goldmine of statistical information. Available at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/5059290/1-20022007-BP-EN.PDF.pdf/edab8c31-b9f3-4c8e-b4db-4137bd045efa?t=1414683510000 (last accessed 04.11.21) |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 1994
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 25-79 |
| Sample size: | 467536 |
| References: | AFERO, ALFEDIAM, SNDLF. Recommandations pour le diagnostic, la prevention et le traitement de l'obesite. Societe de Nutrition et de Dietetique de Langue Francaise 1008;33:S1-48 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Children, 2016
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 7-9 |
| Sample size: | 5,071 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Santepublique France., (2016). CORPULENCE DES ENFANTS DE 7 À 9 ANS SCOLARISÉS EN CE1-CE2 EN FRANCE EN 2016. Available: http://invs.santepubliquefrance.fr/fr/Publications-et-outils/Rapports-et-syntheses/Maladies-chroniques-et-traumatismes/2018/Corpulence-des-enfants-de-7-a-9-ans-scolarises-en-CE1-CE2-en-France-en-2016. [Last accessed 13th September 2018]. |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Children, 2016-2017
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 14-15 |
| Sample size: | 7242 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Nathalie Guignon (2019, août). En 2017, des adolescents plutôt en meilleure santé physique mais plus souvent en surcharge pondérale. Études et résultats, 1122. Available at: https://drees.solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/publications/etudes-et-resultats/en-2017-des-adolescents-plutot-en-meilleure-sante-physique-mais. Last accessed: 05.05.21. |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Children, 2016
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 7 |
| Sample size: | 1966 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Report on the fourth round of data collection, 2015–2017: WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI). |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Children, 2016
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 8 |
| Sample size: | 2333 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI): report on the fourth round of data collection, 2015–2017. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Children, 2015
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 6-17 |
| Sample size: | 1099 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | http://invs.santepubliquefrance.fr/beh/2017/13/pdf/2017_13_1.pdf |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Children, 2006-2007
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 3-17 |
| Sample size: | 1446 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Lioret S, Touvier M, Dubuisson C, Dufour A, Calmassi-Tran G, Lafay L, Volatier J-L and Maire B. Trends in child overweight rates and energy intake in French from 1997 - 2007 and soc-econmic status. Obesity. [Epub ahead of print]. |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Children, 1994
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 10 |
| Sample size: | 5407 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Bellizzi MC, Horgan GW, Guillaume M, Dietz WH. Prevalence of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Asian and European countries. In: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence. Editors: Chunming Chen, William H. Dietz. Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series Pediatric Program. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002. |
| Notes: | Boys = 2774 Girls = 2633 |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
% Adults living with obesity, 1994-2015
Men
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1994: AFERO, ALFEDIAM, SNDLF. Recommandations pour le diagnostic, la prevention et le traitement de l'obesite. Societe de Nutrition et de Dietetique de Langue Francaise 1008;33:S1-48 2006: National Study Nutrition Health, ENNS, 2006. 2015: http://invs.santepubliquefrance.fr/beh/2017/13/pdf/2017_13_1.pdf |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
Women
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1994: AFERO, ALFEDIAM, SNDLF. Recommandations pour le diagnostic, la prevention et le traitement de l'obesite. Societe de Nutrition et de Dietetique de Langue Francaise 1008;33:S1-48 2006: National Study Nutrition Health, ENNS, 2006. 2015: http://invs.santepubliquefrance.fr/beh/2017/13/pdf/2017_13_1.pdf |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity, 2000-2019
Women
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| References: | 2000: Eurostat Yearbook 2006/07. A goldmine of statistical information. Available at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/5059290/1-20022007-BP-EN.PDF.pdf/edab8c31-b9f3-4c8e-b4db-4137bd045efa?t=1414683510000 (last accessed 04.11.21) 2014: Eurostat Database:http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1e&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) 2017: EUROSTAT Database http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_hch10&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) 2019: Eurostat 2019. Data available at https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1i&lang=en (last accessed 09.08.21) |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
Men
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| References: | 2000: Eurostat Yearbook 2006/07. A goldmine of statistical information. Available at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/5059290/1-20022007-BP-EN.PDF.pdf/edab8c31-b9f3-4c8e-b4db-4137bd045efa?t=1414683510000 (last accessed 04.11.21) 2014: Eurostat Database:http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1e&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) 2017: EUROSTAT Database http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_hch10&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) 2019: Eurostat 2019. Data available at https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1i&lang=en (last accessed 09.08.21) |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
% Adults living with obesity, 2000-2019
Women
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| References: | 2000: Eurostat Yearbook 2006/07. A goldmine of statistical information. Available at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/5059290/1-20022007-BP-EN.PDF.pdf/edab8c31-b9f3-4c8e-b4db-4137bd045efa?t=1414683510000 (last accessed 04.11.21) 2014: Eurostat Database:http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1e&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) 2017: EUROSTAT Database http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_hch10&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) 2019: Eurostat 2019. Data available at https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1i&lang=en (last accessed 09.08.21) |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
Men
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| References: | 2000: Eurostat Yearbook 2006/07. A goldmine of statistical information. Available at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/5059290/1-20022007-BP-EN.PDF.pdf/edab8c31-b9f3-4c8e-b4db-4137bd045efa?t=1414683510000 (last accessed 04.11.21) 2014: Eurostat Database:http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1e&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) 2017: EUROSTAT Database http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_hch10&lang=en (last accessed 25.08.20) 2019: Eurostat 2019. Data available at https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_ehis_bm1i&lang=en (last accessed 09.08.21) |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
