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

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The percent of 15-year-olds with a backache at least once a week in:

USA is 43% of females and 33% of males
Czech Republic is 31% of females and 33% of males
France* is 38% of females and 26% of males
Slovakia is 37% of females and 27% of males
Canada is 34% of females and 28% of males
Israel is 29% of females and 30% of males
Denmark is 27% of females and 26% of males
Portugal is 30% of females and 23% of males
Sweden is 25% of females and 25% of males
Greenland is 25% of females and 23% of males
Hungary is 29% of females and 18% of males
Wales is 22% of females and 23% of males
Switzerland is 23% of females and 19% of males
Norway is 25% of females and 17% of males
Northern Ireland is 25% of females and 17% of males
Ireland is 20% of females and 21% of males
Greece is 18% of females and 23% of males
Austria is 22% of females and 19% of males
Germany* is 22% of females and 19% of males
Russian Federation* is 22% of females and 16% of males
Finland is 21% of females and 18% of males
Estonia is 18% of females and 21% of males
Belgium (Flemish) is 21% of females and 17% of males
Scotland is 19% of females and 17% of males
England is 17% of females and 17% of males
Lithuania is 16% of females and 17% of males
Latvia is 16% of females and 16% of males
Poland is 17% of females and 14% of males

*France, Germany and Russia are represented only by regions