As of November 2018, approximately 19.6 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 19.4 percent in the previous year. About 31.6 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 2009 to 2018
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MHLW (Japan). (March 1, 2020). Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan from 2009 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2021, 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 2009 to 2018." Chart. March 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2021. 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 2009 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2021. 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 2009 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2020, 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 2009 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/998112/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-female-adults/ (last visited February 28, 2021)