Long description

Diagram showing two maps of England placed side-by-side with the title ‘Prevalence of obesity in adults (aged 16+) 2017–2019, Source: Health Survey for England’. The map on the left is labelled ‘Males’ and shows ‘The national prevalence rate [of obesity in males] is 27.3 per cent (averaged) for the 3-year time period’. The map on the right is labelled ‘Females’ and shows ‘The national prevalence rate is 30.2 per cent (averaged) for the 3-year time period’. The key underneath the maps is numbered and colour-coded to show different ranges of percentages of adults who are obese, as follows: 1. white: no available data; 2. pale blue: 0 to 14.9 per cent; 3. green: 15 to 19.9 per cent; 4. pale orange: 20 to 24.9 per cent; 5. red: 25 to 29.9 per cent; 6. yellow: 30 to 34.9 per cent; 7. purple: 35 to 39.9 per cent. On the map representing obesity in males, all areas of the country are labelled ‘5’ apart from the South East, which is labelled ‘4’ and the West Midlands and North East, which are labelled ‘6’. On the map representing obesity in females, the east side of England, apart from the south, is labelled ‘6’ and the West Midlands is labelled ‘7’. Everywhere else is labelled ‘5’.