Economic Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Sweden: Current Estimates and Future Projections
Study context
- Population
- Population of Sweden, 2023
- Comparison
- Overweight and obesity vs normal weight
- Outcome
- Economic burden of overweight and obesity (healthcare, social services, pharmaceuticals, productivity losses and informal care), additional cost vs normal weight
- Follow-up
- 2023
Methodological detailsprevalence-based, societal perspective, population attributable fraction method, projections to 2040
- Prevalence-based
- Societal perspective
- Population attributable fraction method
- Projections to 2040
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Total economic burden
Overweight
EUR 2.6 billion
Obesity
EUR 4.4 billion
- Total economic burden (approximately)
- EUR 7 billion
- Total economic burden per capita
- EUR 664
Further findings
Cost components, share of total costs · 2023
- Productivity losses
- 71%
- Healthcare costs
- 21%
- Pharmaceuticals, informal care and social services
- 8%
Projected economic burden · 2040
- Demographic changes alone
- EUR 7.2 billion
- Rising prevalence
- EUR 8.6 billion
- 1 percentage point decrease in obesity prevalence
- EUR 7.1 billion
Original publication
Economic Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Sweden: Current Estimates and Future Projections. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 9 August 2026. doi:10.
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