This statistic presents the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Spain in 2016, broken down by gender. During that year, 10.8 percent of Spaniards from 5 to 19 years of age had a BMI higher than 30 kg/m2.
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OECD. (November 21, 2019). Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Spain in 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090037/share-of-obese-children-in-spain-by-gender/
OECD. "Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Spain in 2016, by gender." Chart. November 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090037/share-of-obese-children-in-spain-by-gender/
OECD. (2019). Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Spain in 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090037/share-of-obese-children-in-spain-by-gender/
OECD. "Prevalence of Obesity among Children and Adolescents in Spain in 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090037/share-of-obese-children-in-spain-by-gender/
OECD, Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Spain in 2016, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090037/share-of-obese-children-in-spain-by-gender/ (last visited June 24, 2025)
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Spain in 2016, by gender [Graph], OECD, November 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090037/share-of-obese-children-in-spain-by-gender/
