This statistic presents the share of adults suffering from obesity in Spain in 2016, broken down by gender. During that year, 24.6 percent of male Spaniards had a BMI higher than 30 kg/m2, which represented 1.8 percent more than their female co-nationals.
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OECD. (November 21, 2019). Prevalence of obesity among adults in Spain in 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089898/share-of-obese-adults-in-spain-by-gender/
OECD. "Prevalence of obesity among adults in Spain in 2016, by gender." Chart. November 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089898/share-of-obese-adults-in-spain-by-gender/
OECD. (2019). Prevalence of obesity among adults in Spain in 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089898/share-of-obese-adults-in-spain-by-gender/
OECD. "Prevalence of Obesity among Adults in Spain in 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089898/share-of-obese-adults-in-spain-by-gender/
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Prevalence of obesity among adults in Spain in 2016, by gender [Graph], OECD, November 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089898/share-of-obese-adults-in-spain-by-gender/
