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Obesity rate by body mass index (BMI)

Excess weight rate by body mass index (BMI)≥25. By sex Total
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2022 51.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2021 51.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2020 51.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2019 53.5 53.7 52.7
2018 52.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2017 51.0 51.7 51.8 (e) Estimated value
2016 51.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2015 51.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2014 50.1 52.4 51.1
2013 51.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 50.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2011 50.8 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Health. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(e) Estimated value.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Indicador ODS Indicator 02.10 from the EU Sustainable Development Goals
Overweight rate by body mass index (BMI) ≥25 and <30. By sex Total
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2022 35.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2021 35.9 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2020 34.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2019 36.4 37.8 36.2
2018 37.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2017 35.5 37.6 36.9 (e) Estimated value
2016 36.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2015 35.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2014 34.3 35.7 35.7
2013 35.8 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 36.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2011 36.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Health. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(e) Estimated value.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Indicador ODS Indicator 02.10 from the EU Sustainable Development Goals
Obesity rate by body mass index (BMI)≥30. By sex Total
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2022 15.8 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2021 15.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2020 17.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2019 17.1 16.0 16.5
2018 15.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2017 15.5 14.1 14.9 (e) Estimated value
2016 15.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2015 15.7 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2014 15.8 16.7 15.4
2013 15.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2012 14.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2011 14.5 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Ministry of Health. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(e) Estimated value.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Indicador ODS Indicator 02.10 from the EU Sustainable Development Goals

Last update: June 23, 2023.

ESCA

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Catalan Health Survey (ESCA).

Methodological note

This indicator measures the percentage of obese people according to their body mass index (BMI). The BMI indicates the corpulence of an individual, calculated by dividing their weight, expressed in kg, by the squared value of their height, expressed in m².

People aged 18 years or over are considered obese with a BMI equal to or greater than 30 and overweight if it is between 25 and less than 30. The excess weight category (BMI equal to or greater than 25) combines the overweight and obese categories.