As per the results of a large scale survey across India in 2019, people earning less than 100,000 Indian rupees per year had the highest proportion of underweight body mass index compared to other income groups. However, the survey results also showed an interesting trend of higher underweight levels even among respondents that had a family income of over two million rupees per year.
Body mass index among Indians in 2019, by income group
Data for the BMI categories of obese and severely obese people was not available.
One Indian rupee is equal to 0.012 euros and 0.013 U.S. dollars (as of May 2020).
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