
Share of obese children and adolescents by age group in Spain 1975-2016
This statistic displays the share of children and adolescents suffering from obesity in Spain from 1975 to 2016, by age group. In 2016, 8.5 percent of children aged 10 to 19 in Spain were obese. Overweight and obesity can increase the risk of developing many chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.