According to the Body Mass Index or BMI, one out of two Belgian women were overweight and 22.6 percent of them suffered from obesity in 2018. In Belgium, age and weight seemed to be correlated, as the shares of overweight and obese women increased with their age. In 2018, the share of overweight women aged 65 and older notably reached 75 percent. Such body mass indexes are linked to various health risks.
Share of the female population who is overweight or suffers from obesity in Belgium in 2018, by age
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Overweight (BMI ≥ 25)
Obese (BMI ≥ 30)
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The share of Belgians who are overweight or obese has been calculated by using a statistical regression based on the number of respondents, age, gender, and the Belgian population in 2018.
The source does not specify the number of respondents. The number provided here concerns all respondents, regardless of gender.
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Sciensano. (November 1, 2019). Share of the female population who is overweight or suffers from obesity in Belgium in 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135497/obesity-overweight-female-population-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of the female population who is overweight or suffers from obesity in Belgium in 2018, by age." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135497/obesity-overweight-female-population-belgium/
Sciensano. (2019). Share of the female population who is overweight or suffers from obesity in Belgium in 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135497/obesity-overweight-female-population-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of The Female Population Who Is Overweight or Suffers from Obesity in Belgium in 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135497/obesity-overweight-female-population-belgium/
Sciensano, Share of the female population who is overweight or suffers from obesity in Belgium in 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135497/obesity-overweight-female-population-belgium/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of the female population who is overweight or suffers from obesity in Belgium in 2018, by age [Graph], Sciensano, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135497/obesity-overweight-female-population-belgium/
