Table 10-1. – Prevalence of excess weight and obesity in the total population aged 18 years and over, by sex and age groups, in Brazil, in 2019.*.
| Age groups | Prevalence of excess weight and obesity in the population aged 18+ years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Sex | ||||||||
| Male | Female | ||||||||
| Prevalence % | 95% confidence interval | Prevalence % | 95% confidence interval | Prevalence % | 95% confidence interval | ||||
| Lower limit | Upper limit | Lower limit | Upper limit | Lower limit | Upper limit | ||||
| Excess weight | |||||||||
| Total | 60.3 | 58.3 | 62.1 | 57.5 | 54.8 | 60.2 | 62.6 | 59.1 | 66.0 |
| 18-24 years | 33.7 | 27.4 | 40.6 | 25.7 | 19.1 | 33.7 | 41.7 | 31.1 | 53.1 |
| 25-39 years | 57.6 | 53.1 | 62.1 | 58.3 | 52.3 | 64.1 | 57.0 | 50.0 | 63.8 |
| 40-59 years | 70.3 | 67.4 | 73.1 | 67.1 | 62.1 | 71.8 | 73.1 | 68.8 | 77.0 |
| 60+ years | 64.4 | 60.5 | 68.1 | 63.3 | 56.9 | 69.2 | 65.3 | 60.6 | 69.7 |
| Obesity | |||||||||
| Total | 25.9 | 22.9 | 29.2 | 21.8 | 19.2 | 24.7 | 29.5 | 25.4 | 34.0 |
| 18-24 years | 10.7 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 20.4 |
| 25-39 years | 23.7 | 18.3 | 30.1 | 19.3 | 15.3 | 24.1 | 27.9 | 18.8 | 39.2 |
| 40-59 years | 34.4 | 29.7 | 39.4 | 30.2 | 24.8 | 36.3 | 38.0 | 32.3 | 44.0 |
| 60+ years | 24.8 | 20.9 | 29.1 | 21.2 | 15.6 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 23.0 | 32.5 |
* Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Trabalho e Rendimento, Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2019. 306