As of November 2019, approximately 22.3 percent of female adults in Japan aged 20 years and older were overweight according to the body max index (BMI) classification, a slight increase from around 19.6 percent in the previous year. About 33 percent of Japanese men were classified as overweight, as revealed in the same survey.
Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan from 2010 to 2019
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MHLW (Japan). (December 15, 2020). Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan from 2010 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/998112/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-female-adults/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan from 2010 to 2019." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/998112/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-female-adults/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan from 2010 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/998112/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-female-adults/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Female Adults Classified as Overweight According to The Bmi in Japan from 2010 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/998112/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-female-adults/
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Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan from 2010 to 2019 [Graph], MHLW (Japan), December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/998112/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-female-adults/
