This statistic depicts the results of a survey conducted in November 2017 about the share of the female population classified as overweight according to the Body Mass Index (BMI) in Japan, sorted by age group. During the surveyed period, over 26.5 percent of respondents aged 70 years or older were classified as overweight according to the BMI. In contrast, only 5.7 percent of respondents in the age group 20 to 29 years were overweight.
Share of overweight female adults in Japan 2017, by age group
Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan as of November 2017, by age group*
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MHLW (Japan). (December 1, 2018). Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan as of November 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 15, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/998146/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults-by-age-group/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan as of November 2017, by age group*." Chart. December 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 15, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/998146/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults-by-age-group/
MHLW (Japan). (2018). Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan as of November 2017, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 15, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/998146/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults-by-age-group/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of Female Adults Classified as Overweight According to The Bmi in Japan as of November 2017, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/998146/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults-by-age-group/
MHLW (Japan), Share of female adults classified as overweight according to the BMI in Japan as of November 2017, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/998146/japan-body-mass-index-overweight-male-adults-by-age-group/ (last visited December 15, 2019)