Lifestyle choices by residents of the United States are a main contributor to lower life expectancy than the advanced democracies. People living in the Unied States are more likely to be obese and die of heart disease than residents of the advanced democracies.
Male LIFESTYLE Risks
| COLOR CODING | |
|---|---|
| Green | Ranked first for statistic |
| Red | Ranked last for statistic |
| MALES | Measured Obesity % | Physical Inactivity % | Alcohol Consumption | Heart Disease Mortality Rate | Cigarette Mortality % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 31.5 | 27.0 | 16.6 | 90 | 13 |
| Canada | 26.7 | 25.7 | 14.6 | 108.1 | 20.2 |
| Denmark | 18.6* | 25.7 | 16.5 | 75 | 25.7 |
| France | 13.5* | 24.3 | 20.3 | 42 | 19.4 |
| Germany | 18.6* | 40.2 | 21.3 | 143.7 | 20.6 |
| Italy | 12.3* | 36.2 | 12.5 | 100.8 | 21.5 |
| Japan | 5.5 | 33.8 | 13.5 | 45 | 23.5 |
| Netherlands | 11.9* | 25.3 | 13.9 | 55.1 | 24.9 |
| Norway | 15.0* | 29.6 | 11.6 | 99.3 | 15.3 |
| Sweden | 14.7* | 21.5 | 14.6 | 128.8 | 15.9 |
| United Kingdom | 27 | 31.5 | 18.4 | 122.2 | 22.3 |
| United States | 43.5 | 31.7 | 15.8 | 159.3 | 20.4 |
Sources
Measured Obesity Percent: OECD
Percent of male population. All from 2019 except Australia (2017) Italy, Netherlands, Sweden (2020) and Denmark (2021).
Non-medical Determinants of Health > Body Weight
**countries with self-reported data are denoted with an asterisk
Physical Inactivity Percent: World Health Organization
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults 18+ (age standardized estimates). 2016.
Alcohol Consumption: World Health Organization
WHO Global status report on alcohol and health, 2018.
Alcohol per capita (age 15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), 2016.
Heart Disease Mortality Rates: OECD
Ischemic heart disease (coronary heart disease), deaths per 100,000 (standardized rates).
All data from 2020 except Norway (2016) and France, Italy (2017), Sweden, Denmark (2018), Canada, Japan (2019) .
Cigarette Mortality Percent: The Tobacco Atlas
Percent deaths caused by tobacco, 2019.