Andrzej Buła· PPE

Nuanced

Obesity is the cause of over 1.2 million deaths annually in Europe

Omissions

• The WHO data refers to 'overweight and obesity' combined, not obesity alone
• The figure refers to the WHO European Region (53 countries including non-EU states like UK, Turkey, Russia), not the European Union specifically
• The source of this data is the WHO European Regional Obesity Report published in May 2022
• The MEP did not cite the source

Sources

• PrimaryWHO European Regional Office - Obesity Report 2022Overweight and obesity cause more than 1.2 million deaths annually in the WHO European Region, corresponding to more than 13% of total mortality
• PrimaryWHO IRIS Repository - European Regional Obesity Report 2022 (PDF)Recent estimates suggest that overweight and obesity cause more than 1.2 million deaths across the WHO European Region every year
• SecondaryThe Guardian - Obesity epidemic leading to 1.2m deaths a year in Europe, says WHOObesity is causing at least 1.2 million deaths a year in Europe according to new WHO report