Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese,
United States, 1975 to 2014

Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index(BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 asunderweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.