According to a survey conducted in November 2019, around 21 percent of female respondents in Japan aged 15 to 19 years were classified as underweight according to the body mass index (BMI) classifications. In contrast, only around ten percent of women in the age group 70 years and older were underweight.
Share of female adults classified as underweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan as of November 2019, by age group
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MHLW (Japan). (December 15, 2020). Share of female adults classified as underweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan as of November 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001027/japan-body-mass-index-underweight-female-adults-by-age-group/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of female adults classified as underweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan as of November 2019, by age group." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001027/japan-body-mass-index-underweight-female-adults-by-age-group/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Share of female adults classified as underweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan as of November 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001027/japan-body-mass-index-underweight-female-adults-by-age-group/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Female Adults Classified as Underweight According to The Body Mass Index (Bmi) in Japan as of November 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001027/japan-body-mass-index-underweight-female-adults-by-age-group/
MHLW (Japan), Share of female adults classified as underweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan as of November 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001027/japan-body-mass-index-underweight-female-adults-by-age-group/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Share of female adults classified as underweight according to the body mass index (BMI) in Japan as of November 2019, by age group [Graph], MHLW (Japan), December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001027/japan-body-mass-index-underweight-female-adults-by-age-group/