As of November 2019, approximately 33 percent of male adults in Japan aged 20 years and older were overweight according to the body max index (BMI) classification, an increase from around 31.6 percent in the previous year. About 22.3 percent of Japanese women were classified as overweight, as revealed in the same survey.
Share of male adults classified as overweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan from 2010 to 2019
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MHLW (Japan). (December 15, 2020). Share of male adults classified as overweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan from 2010 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/998080/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of male adults classified as overweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan from 2010 to 2019." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/998080/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Share of male adults classified as overweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan from 2010 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/998080/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Male Adults Classified as Overweight According to The Body Mass Index (Bmi) in Japan from 2010 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/998080/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults/
MHLW (Japan), Share of male adults classified as overweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan from 2010 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/998080/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of male adults classified as overweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan from 2010 to 2019 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/998080/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults/
