Distribution of BMI in South Korea 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 7, 2024

In 2022, around 57 percent of people who underwent a health screening in South Korea had a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 25, which is considered a healthy range. About 39.5 percent were considered to be obese, with the majority in stage 1 having a BMI in the range of 25 and 30.

Distribution of body mass index (BMI) in health screenings in South Korea in 2022

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Release date

December 2023

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

17,227,025 respondents

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among people who underwent health screenings

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

Those without results or with error values were excluded.

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