4.6% of women and 3.3% of men in Azerbaijan are overweight.
Yeniavaz.com reports with reference to published official data, over the past 7 years - 2015-2021, the number of overweight women has increased, while the number of men has decreased.
Thus, in 2015 in Azerbaijan, 4.5% of women and 3.5% of men were overweight.
For information, when calculating body mass index, weight is divided by the square of height in meters. For example, the BMI of a person with a height of 175 cm (1.75 m) and a weight of 70 kg is calculated as follows: 70 / (1.75 * 1.75) = 70 / 3.06 = 22.9.
According to the World Health Organization:
If less than 18 - underweight
18-25 - normal weight
26-30 - overweight
over 31 - obesity
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