This statistic displays the results of a survey about the share of people with risk behaviors in Ireland in 2016/2017, by body mass index (BMI). In 2016/2017, it was found that 35 percent of obese respondents binge drink on a typical drinking occasion.
* The source adds the following information: "Body mass index (BMI) is a standardised measure used to estimate whether or not someone is underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. It is calculated by dividing weight (in kilograms) by height (in metres) squared. A score of over 25 is overweight, with scores of 30 or higher considered obese."
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Department of Health Ireland. (October 18, 2017). Share of people with risk behaviors in Ireland in 2016/2017, by body mass index (BMI)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/825781/risk-behaviors-shares-ireland-by-bmi/
Department of Health Ireland. "Share of people with risk behaviors in Ireland in 2016/2017, by body mass index (BMI)*." Chart. October 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825781/risk-behaviors-shares-ireland-by-bmi/
Department of Health Ireland. (2017). Share of people with risk behaviors in Ireland in 2016/2017, by body mass index (BMI)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/825781/risk-behaviors-shares-ireland-by-bmi/
Department of Health Ireland. "Share of People with Risk Behaviors in Ireland in 2016/2017, by Body Mass Index (Bmi)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825781/risk-behaviors-shares-ireland-by-bmi/
Department of Health Ireland, Share of people with risk behaviors in Ireland in 2016/2017, by body mass index (BMI)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/825781/risk-behaviors-shares-ireland-by-bmi/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Share of people with risk behaviors in Ireland in 2016/2017, by body mass index (BMI)* [Graph], Department of Health Ireland, October 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/825781/risk-behaviors-shares-ireland-by-bmi/
