As of 2020, over 40 percent of the population in Greece self-reported themselves as overweight. Furthermore, around 39 percent in Czechia were classed as overweight. Across the European countries featured, the majority had more than a third of their population classed as overweight.
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OECD. (July 4, 2022). Share of population who were overweight in Europe in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308084/overweight-rate-in-europe/
OECD. "Share of population who were overweight in Europe in 2020, by country." Chart. July 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308084/overweight-rate-in-europe/
OECD. (2022). Share of population who were overweight in Europe in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308084/overweight-rate-in-europe/
OECD. "Share of Population Who Were Overweight in Europe in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308084/overweight-rate-in-europe/
OECD, Share of population who were overweight in Europe in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308084/overweight-rate-in-europe/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of population who were overweight in Europe in 2020, by country [Graph], OECD, July 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308084/overweight-rate-in-europe/