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Indicator Name
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Short definition
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.
Long definition
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
Topic
Social: Health & Nutrition
Periodicity
Annual
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https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by