In 2022, the overall obesity rate in South Korea stood at 37.2 percent. This was the second highest rate recorded since 2008. Obesity was defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or over. South Korean men had a higher obesity rate than women.
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Statistics Korea. (January 2, 2024). Obesity rate in South Korea from 2008 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978106/south-korea-obesity-rate/
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Statistics Korea. "Obesity Rate in South Korea from 2008 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978106/south-korea-obesity-rate/
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Obesity rate in South Korea from 2008 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Korea, January 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/978106/south-korea-obesity-rate/