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Brazil: overweight prevalence among adults 2007-2017, by gender
Share of adult population who were considered overweight in Brazil from 2007 to 2017, by gender
by Marina Pasquali,
last edited
Nov 22, 2018
This statistic shows the results of a survey carried out from 2007 to 2017 to find out about consumers' lifestyles in Brazil. In 2017, 57.3 percent of male respondents were considered overweight, up from 48.8 percent of the men surveyed in 2007.
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by Marina Pasquali,
last edited
Nov 22, 2018
This statistic shows the results of a survey carried out from 2007 to 2017 to find out about consumers' lifestyles in Brazil. In 2017, 57.3 percent of male respondents were considered overweight, up from 48.8 percent of the men surveyed in 2007.
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- Release date
- July 2018
- Region
- Brazil, Central and South America
- Survey time period
- 2007 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- 53,034 respondents*
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Share of adults with a body mass index in the range of 25 to 30 kg/sqm
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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* Number of respondents in 2017.
The phrasing chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The survey was carried out in the capital city of each of the 26 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District of Brasília.
More information about this study's methodology can be found in pages 14 to 25.
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- Region
- Brazil, Central and South America
- Survey time period
- 2007 to 2017
- Number of respondents
- 53,034 respondents*
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Share of adults with a body mass index in the range of 25 to 30 kg/sqm
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
-
* Number of respondents in 2017.
The phrasing chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The survey was carried out in the capital city of each of the 26 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District of Brasília.
More information about this study's methodology can be found in pages 14 to 25.
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