Belgium: overweight among women

According to the Body Mass Index or BMI, one out of two Belgian women were overweight and 22.6 percent of them suffered from obesity in 2018. In Belgium, age and weight seemed to be correlated, as the shares of overweight and obese women increased with their age. In 2018, the share of overweight women aged 65 and older notably reached 75 percent. Such body mass indexes are linked to various health risks.

Share of the female population who is overweight or suffers from obesity in Belgium in 2018, by age

Characteristic	Overweight (BMI ≥ 25)	Obese (BMI ≥ 30)
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Release date

November 2019

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Region

Belgium

Survey time period

January 9, 2018 to February 8, 2019

Number of respondents

11,611*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Female opulation in Belgium

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The share of Belgians who are overweight or obese has been calculated by using a statistical regression based on the number of respondents, age, gender, and the Belgian population in 2018.

The source does not specify the number of respondents. The number provided here concerns all respondents, regardless of gender.

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