U.S. Teens in Our World: Understanding the Health of U.S. Youth in Comparison to Youth in Other Countries.

Are You On A Diet To Lose Weight?

The percent of 15-year-olds dieting to lose weight or feeling that they should diet to lose weight in

USA is 62% of females and 29% of males
Czech Republic is 66% of females and 22% of males
Greece is 56% of females and 29% of males
Israel is 57% of females and 27% of males
Slovakia is 54% of females and 18% of males
Northern Ireland is 55% of females and 26% of males
Norway is 56% of females and 21% of males
Hungary is 54% of females and 20% of males
Scotland is 51% of females and 22% of males
Wales is 53% of females and 20% of males
Germany* is 50% of females and 22% of males
Austria is 53% of females and 18% of males
France* is 52% of females and 19% of males
Ireland is 50% of females and 20% of males
Sweden is 51% of females and 19% of males
England is 49% of females and 20% of males
Lithuania is 57% of females and 11% of males
Belgium (Flemish) is 51% of females and 16% of males
Denmark is 47% of females and 20% of males
Canada is 45% of females and 18% of males
Greenland is 46% of females and 17% of males
Portugal is 44% of females and 18% of males
Poland is 47% of females and 14% of males
Latvia is 50% of females and 9% of males
Finland is 42% of females and 16% of males
Switzerland is 42% of females and 15% of males
Russian Federation* is 44% of females and 9% of males
Estonia is 42% of females and 9% of males

*France, Germany and Russia are represented only by regions