KEY FACTS –SPAIN, UPDATE 2012 1. Adult obesity rates in Spain

OBESITY AND THE ECONOMICS OF PREVENTION: FIT NOT FAT
KEY FACTS –SPAIN, UPDATE 2012
1. Adult obesity rates in Spain are higher than the OECD average, and child rates are amongst the
highest in the OECD. Two out of 3 men are overweight and 1 in 6 people are obese in Spain. One
in 3 children aged 13 to 14 are overweight. The latest data show that the proportion of adults who
are overweight remained fairly stable since the early 2000s, with a mild increase in obesity.
75%
- - - Past projection
New data points
70%
65%
Rate of overweight
60%
55%
50%
Canada
England
USA
45%
Spain
40%
Italy
35%
France
30%
25%
1970
Korea
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Year
2. Taking account of the most recent data, new projection bands for 2010-2020 indicate that
overweight and obesity rates are expected to grow, at most, by 7% during that period.
Rates of obesity and overweight
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1985
1990
1995
Overweight
2000
Year
2005
2010
2015
2020
Obesity
3. Social disparities in obesity are very large among Spanish women. Women with poor education
in Spain are 3.2 times more likely to be overweight than more educated women. Disparities are
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substantially smaller in men. The degree of socio-economic inequality has remained virtually
unchanged in recent years.
Relative inequality index for overweight by
education level
5
4
3
5.0
2
3.2
1
2.9
2.7
2.2
1.6 1.4
1.4 1.3 1.2
1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
0.9 0.7
1.8 1.7 1.7
0
Men
Women
Released: 21 February 2012.
For more information, consult http://www.oecd.org/health/prevention.
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