This statistic shows the results of a survey carried out in 2016 to find out about consumers' lifestyles in Brazil. In that year, over 42 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 24 claimed to eat fatty read meat or chicken. On average, approximately 32 percent of respondents said that they consumed fatty meat in 2016.
Share of population who consume fatty red meat or chicken in Brazil in 2016, by age group
Adults who consume red meat or chicken with skin, without removing the visible fat
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
The phrasing chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The survey was carried out in the capital city of each of the 26 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District of Brasília.
More information about this study's methodology can be found in page 22 to 25 of VIGITEL Brasil 2016.
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde). (June 7, 2017). Share of population who consume fatty red meat or chicken in Brazil in 2016, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763817/consumption-fatty-meat-age-brazil/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde). "Share of population who consume fatty red meat or chicken in Brazil in 2016, by age group." Chart. June 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763817/consumption-fatty-meat-age-brazil/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde). (2017). Share of population who consume fatty red meat or chicken in Brazil in 2016, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763817/consumption-fatty-meat-age-brazil/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde). "Share of Population Who Consume Fatty Red Meat or Chicken in Brazil in 2016, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763817/consumption-fatty-meat-age-brazil/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde), Share of population who consume fatty red meat or chicken in Brazil in 2016, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763817/consumption-fatty-meat-age-brazil/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Share of population who consume fatty red meat or chicken in Brazil in 2016, by age group [Graph], Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde), June 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763817/consumption-fatty-meat-age-brazil/
