Obesity rates

Body mass index (BMI) in the UK by year - mean figures

1) No data in 2020 because of the pandemic.
2) Data up to and including 2002 are unweighted from 2003 onwards data have been weighted for non-response.
3) BMI: Underweight <18.5; Healthy weight ≥18.5 to <25; Overweight ≥25 to <30; Obese, excluding morbidly obese ≥30 to <40; Morbidly obese ≥40.
Chart: The Times and The Sunday TimesSource: NHS England