This statistic displays average Body Mass Index (BMI) among female children and adolescents in Spain from 1975 to 2016. In 2005, 20.1 kg/m2 was the average BMI among female 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 female 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 female children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174343/average-bmi-among-among-female-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
WHO. "Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among female children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter)." Chart. October 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174343/average-bmi-among-among-female-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
WHO. (2019). Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among female children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174343/average-bmi-among-among-female-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
WHO. "Average Body Mass Index (Bmi) among Female 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/1174343/average-bmi-among-among-female-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
WHO, Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among female children and adolescents in Spain between 1975 and 2016 (in kilograms per square meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174343/average-bmi-among-among-female-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Average Body Mass Index (BMI) among female 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/1174343/average-bmi-among-among-female-children-and-adolescents-in-spain/
