April 30. Obesity in Key Coronavirus Countries

Obesity is a key factor in high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes, which are the main vulnerabilities, along with age and obesity itself, for severe Coronavirus complications.  We list the percentage of the obese population in some key countries for Coronavirus approaches and infestations.

Country Obesity Percentage
United States 36.2
Canada 29.4
Mexico 28.9
United Kingdom 27.8
Spain 23.8
Russia 23.1
Germany 22.3
Brazil 22.1
France 21.6
Sweden 20.6
Austria 20.1
Italy 19.9
North Korea 6.8
China 6.2
South Korea 4.7
Japan 4.3
India 3.9

In addition, smoking and severe air pollution are also risk factors for complications.

About Dennis SILVERMAN

I am a retired Professor of Physics and Astronomy at U C Irvine. For two decades I have been active in learning about energy and the environment, and in reporting on those topics for a decade. For the last four years I have added science policy. Lately, I have been reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic of our times.
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