Czech Republic - Female obesity prevalence as a share of female ages 18+

25.4 (%) in 2016

In 2016, female obesity prevalence for Czech Republic was 25.4 %. Between 1997 and 2016, female obesity prevalence of Czech Republic grew substantially from 21.9 to 25.4 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 1.25% in 2011 and then decreased to 0.79% in 2016.

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What is female obesity prevalence?

Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Once considered a problem only in high income countries, overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.

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