As of 2022, 40 percent of men and 30 percent of women in Ireland were classed as overweight according to the results of a survey on body mass index (BMI) in the country. Furthermore, 23 percent of men and 20 percent of women were classed as obese.
Distribution of the body mass index of individuals in Ireland in 2022, by gender
The source provides the following information: BMI is calculated by dividing weight (in kilograms) by height (in meters) squared. A score of over 25 is overweight, with scores of 30 or higher considered obese.
Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
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Department of Health Ireland. (December 5, 2022). Distribution of the body mass index of individuals in Ireland in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547977/bmi-of-individuals-in-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. "Distribution of the body mass index of individuals in Ireland in 2022, by gender." Chart. December 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547977/bmi-of-individuals-in-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. (2022). Distribution of the body mass index of individuals in Ireland in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547977/bmi-of-individuals-in-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland. "Distribution of The Body Mass Index of Individuals in Ireland in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547977/bmi-of-individuals-in-ireland/
Department of Health Ireland, Distribution of the body mass index of individuals in Ireland in 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547977/bmi-of-individuals-in-ireland/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Distribution of the body mass index of individuals in Ireland in 2022, by gender [Graph], Department of Health Ireland, December 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547977/bmi-of-individuals-in-ireland/
