This statistic displays average Body Mass Index (BMI) among children and adolescents in Spain from 1975 to 2016. From 2000 to 2005, 20.4 kg/m2 was the average BMI among children and adolescents aged from 5 to 19 years, which represented the highest figure of this period. According to the World Health Organization, a healthy BMI for adults should average out at 18.5 to 24.9, that is between a range of 21 to 23 kg/m2.
Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016
(in kilograms per square meter)
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WHO. (October 10, 2019). Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090227/average-bmi-among-among-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
WHO. "Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter)." Chart. October 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090227/average-bmi-among-among-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
WHO. (2019). Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090227/average-bmi-among-among-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
WHO. "Average Body Mass Index (Bmi) among Children and Adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in Kilograms per Square Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090227/average-bmi-among-among-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
WHO, Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090227/average-bmi-among-among-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter) [Graph], WHO, October 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090227/average-bmi-among-among-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
