Table 1

Country	Obesity levels (%)*[12-14]	Inactivity levels (%)	Economic Costs converted to US$
Australia	24.6	72.4† [15]	$60 billion†† [16]
New Zealand	26.5	32.0‡ [17]	$113 [18]-830 [19] million‡‡
United Kingdom	23.0-26.1	34.0¶ [20,21]	$757 million [22]-$11.1 billion [23,24]¶¶
United States	33.8-35.7	51.2 [25]-66.5 [26,27]	$78.5 [28]–$147 [29] billion***

Adult defined as age 16+, except otherwise listed
Obesity rates are defined as the percentage of the population with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30.
*2009 objectively measured data, based on health examinations.
†2006-2007 self reported data. Perform no activity or less than 2.5 hours per week of physical activity.
‡2006-2007 data self reported data. Age = 18+ year. 72.4% reported as being sedentary or engaging in inadequate (low frequency, intensity and duration) of exercise. ¶2008 self reported data. Percentage of individuals not reaching Government recommendations of 30 minutes of physical activity on at least five days a week for adults.
**2007 and 2008 self-reported data. Defined as “Insufficient physical activity”: performing >10 minutes total per week of moderate or vigorous-intensity lifestyle activities (i.e., household, transportation, or leisure-time activity), but less than the recommended level of activity and “Inactivity”: performing <10 minutes total per week of moderate or vigorous-intensity lifestyle activities (i.e., household, transportation, or leisure-time activity). “Recommended physical activity”: can include moderate-intensity activities in a usual week (i.e., brisk walking, bicycling, vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that causes small increases in breathing or heart rate) for greater than or equal to 30 minutes per day, greater than or equal to 5 days per week; or vigorous-intensity activities in a usual week (i.e., running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate) for greater than or equal to 20 minutes per day, greater than or equal to 3 days per week or both.
††2008 estimate of Australian$58 billion for health system and loss of productivity, and careers’ costs.
‡‡1991 estimate of NZ$135 million for health care costs attributable to obesity for the six conditions (non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, gallstone disease, post-menopausal breast cancer and colon cancer) [18] and 2006 estimates of NZ$$784 to NZ$911million for costs of health care and lost productivity attributable to overweight and obesity [19].
¶¶1998 estimate available for only England; £479.3 million [22] and 2007 estimate of £11.1 billion [23,24] for treating overweight and obesity, and related morbidity.
***1998 [28] and 2009 [29] estimate for direct costs related to overweight and obesity.

Table 1: Adult Population (sum of both genders) Considered Obese, Inactive, and Related Economic Costs.