According to the body mass index (BMI) computed by the source with the weight and height of the respondents, 57.8 percent of male Brazilian respondents were considered overweighted (BMI≥25kg/m2) in 2018, up from 57.3 percent of the men surveyed a year earlier. This figure was higher than the share of female respondants who were considered overweighted, which reached almost 54 percent in 2018.
Share of adult population who were considered overweight in Brazil from 2008 to 2018, by gender
Share of adults with a body mass index or more than 25 kg/sqm
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
Respondents were asked their weight and height in order to calculate the BMI.
The phrasing of the question 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 16 to 25.
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) (Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde). (July 25, 2019). Share of adult population who were considered overweight in Brazil from 2008 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/761105/share-adult-people-overweight-gender-brazil/
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