Diet and body mass index in the United Kingdom (UK)

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Statista dossier on diet and body mass index in the United Kingdom (UK)

This dossier presents a range of statistics and facts about diet and body mass index in the United Kingdom. Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of whether you're a healthy weight for your height, taking into account your size and shape. Having a raised BMI above the healthy range indicates you are at risk of serious health problems. This is a common trend in the UK with the number of obese and overweight individuals growing. An unhealthy diet is directly correlated with an overweight body mass index.

Table of contents

  • 1. Overview

    • Hospital admissions for obesity in England 2002-2020, by gender

    • Hospital admissions for obesity in England 2019/20, by age

    • England: hospital admissions for obesity 2019/20, by gender and region

    • Number of prescription items for obesity in England 2002-2020

    • Frequency of adult sport participation England 2019

    • Share of adults meeting activity guidelines in Scotland 2019, by gender and age

    • Self-assessed general health status in Scotland 2020, by gender

    • General health status of children in Scotland 2019, by gender

  • 2. Body mass index

    • Mean BMI of individuals in England 1993-2019, by gender

    • BMI: adult mean body mass index in Scotland 1995-2020, by gender

    • BMI: adult mean body mass index in Scotland 2020, by gender and age

    • BMI: children with an unhealthy body mass index in Scotland 1998-2019, by gender

    • Organ donation population in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019/20, by body mass index

    • England: BMI distribution of women during pregnancy 2018/19, by age group

    • Scotland: BMI distribution of women during pregnancy 2015-2019

  • 3. Prevalence of overweight and obesity

    • Overweight prevalence in England 2003-2019, by gender

    • Obesity prevalence in England 2003-19, by gender

    • Overweight adults in England 2019, by gender and region

    • Children: overweight and obesity prevalence in England 2019, by gender and age

    • Children aged 10-11 years overweight in England 2019/20, by deprivation decile

    • Children aged 4-5 years overweight in England 2019/20, by deprivation decile

    • Scotland: overweight or obese adults in 2020, by gender and age

    • Children at risk of being overweight/obese in Scotland 1998-2019, by gender

    • Children with unhealthy weight in Scotland 2019, by gender and age

    • Northern Ireland: share of obese individuals in 2019/20, by region

  • 4. Waist circumference

    • Very high waist circumference in England 2019, by gender and age

    • High waist circumference in England 2019, by gender and region

    • Waist circumference in England 2019, by gender and age

    • England: share of adults with very high waist circumference, by gender and income

    • Mean adult waist circumference in Scotland 1995-2018, by gender

    • Share of adults with raised waist circumference in Scotland 1995-2018, by gender

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