This survey depicts the percentage of 13-year-old adolescents that engage in weight-reduction behaviors as of 2009/2010, distributed by select European and North American countries and gender. In Armenia, 20 percent of girls and 11 percent of boys engaged in weight-loss behaviors.
Share of 13-year old adolescents who engage in weight-reduction behavior by select countries and gender as of 2009/2010
Characteristic
Girls
Boys
Denmark
37%
19%
Hungary
27%
16%
Iceland
25%
18%
Wales
23%
12%
Greece
23%
12%
Norway
22%
12%
Austria
22%
16%
Scotland
21%
11%
Czechia
21%
15%
Greenland
21%
17%
England
21%
10%
United States
20%
17%
Poland
20%
13%
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WHO. (December 3, 2012). Share of 13-year old adolescents who engage in weight-reduction behavior by select countries and gender as of 2009/2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/450243/share-of-weight-reduction-behaviours-among-13-year-old-adolescents-by-country-and-gender/
WHO. "Share of 13-year old adolescents who engage in weight-reduction behavior by select countries and gender as of 2009/2010." Chart. December 3, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/450243/share-of-weight-reduction-behaviours-among-13-year-old-adolescents-by-country-and-gender/
WHO. (2012). Share of 13-year old adolescents who engage in weight-reduction behavior by select countries and gender as of 2009/2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/450243/share-of-weight-reduction-behaviours-among-13-year-old-adolescents-by-country-and-gender/
WHO. "Share of 13-year Old Adolescents Who Engage in Weight-reduction Behavior by Select Countries and Gender as of 2009/2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/450243/share-of-weight-reduction-behaviours-among-13-year-old-adolescents-by-country-and-gender/
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Share of 13-year old adolescents who engage in weight-reduction behavior by select countries and gender as of 2009/2010 [Graph], WHO, December 3, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/450243/share-of-weight-reduction-behaviours-among-13-year-old-adolescents-by-country-and-gender/
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