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Age-standardized prevalence of overweight (defined as BMI = 25 kg/m2) in people aged 18 years and over, WHO estimates (%), females

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Indicator full name: Age-standardized prevalence of overweight (defined as BMI = 25 kg/m2) in people aged 18 years and over, WHO estimates (%), females
Unit: %
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  • Supranational group of countries (COUNTRY_GRP)
  • Sex (SEX)
  • Year of measure (YEAR)
Years data is available: 1975—2022
Last updated: 22 April 2026
Countries with no data (2): 
  • Monaco
  • San Marino
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  • Age-standardized prevalence of overweight (defined as BMI = 25 kg/m2) in people aged 18 years and over, WHO estimates (%), females Age-standardized prevalence of overweight (defined as BMI = 25 kg/m2) in people aged 18 years and over, WHO estimates (%), females (Boxplot chart)
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European Health for All database
Indicators: 618
Updated: 22 April 2026

The following abbreviations are used in the indicator titles:

• SDR: age-standardized death rates (see HFA-DB user manual/Technical notes, page 13, for details)

• FTE: full-time equivalent

• PP: physical persons

• PPP$: purchasing power parities expressed in US $, an internationally comparable scale reflecting the relative domestic purchasing powers of currencies.

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Age-standardized prevalence of overweight (defined as BMI = 25 kg/m2) in people aged 18 years and over, WHO estimates (%), females
Indicator code: rf.overweight.18.s.F This indicator shares the definition with the parent indicator \"Age-standardized prevalence of overweight (defined as BMI = 25 kg/m2) in people aged 18 years and over, WHO estimates (%)\".

Age-standardized prevalence of overweight (defined as BMI = 25 kg/m2) in people aged 18 years and over, WHO estimates (%).

Percentage of defined population (aged 18 years and over) with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or higher.

Data source: WHO - Global Health Observatory (GHO)

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