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Probably because some insignificant (read: small) country has the lowest rate. It's easier to make comparisons when the population size is in the same order of
by chmod775 10y ago
Probably because some insignificant (read: small) country has the lowest rate. It's easier to make comparisons when the population size is in the same order of magnitude.
- rrauenza 10y agoI wonder what the relative smoking rates are... http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-08-28/news/SMOKING_1_smoking-obese-human-behavior http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-08-28/news/SMOKING_... Some researchers have hypothesized that America's obesity rate is somewhat correlated with dropping smoking rates.
- tom_mellior 10y agoAccording to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cigarette_consumption_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cigarette... France is relatively low on the list among EU countries.
- Tade0 10y agoRomania - which is in first place - has around 20 million inhabitants. Sure, it's a developing country but so is Bulgaria, which is both less developed and has a considerably higher rate of obesity.
- oblio 10y agoOn the other hand the list the world's greatest superpower, Malta, as having the highest obesity rate. BBC, where is your consistency? :) (BTW, Romania has the lowest rate, and it's not a micro-state :) )