Sampling errors Body Mass Index of the adult population, by sex and Autonomous Community. Population aged 18 years old and over. Variation coefficient. Units: percentages Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) Normal weight (18.5 kg/m2 <= BMI < 25 kg/m2) Overweight (25 kg/m2 <= BMI < 30 kg/m2) Obesity (BMI >= 30 kg/m2) BOTH SEXES Total 6.81 1.27 1.34 2.13 Andalucía 17.18 3.64 3.62 4.87 Aragón 30.45 6.64 6.69 11.21 Asturias, Principado de 28.35 5.64 6.11 9.57 Balears, Illes 31.81 5.98 7.57 11.28 Canarias 33.76 5.61 6.06 8.98 Cantabria 46.04 8.52 7.98 10.23 Castilla y León 24.19 4.62 4.32 8.66 Castilla-La Mancha 27.71 5.43 5.59 8.18 Cataluña 17.05 3.36 3.80 5.97 Comunitat Valenciana 18.85 4.09 4.50 7.37 Extremadura 41.62 5.99 6.01 7.47 Galicia 34.53 5.88 4.71 7.88 Madrid, Comunidad de 19.58 3.51 4.05 7.53 Murcia, Región de 27.32 6.00 6.45 9.67 Navarra, Comunidad Foral de 34.82 5.88 4.58 12.22 País Vasco 38.54 4.16 4.54 7.99 Rioja, La 31.49 5.79 5.89 9.88 Ceuta 54.64 15.09 13.01 15.21 Melilla .. 14.04 12.75 21.40 MALES Total 15.62 2.20 1.76 2.91 Andalucía 40.75 6.61 4.72 7.09 Aragón 60.12 11.64 7.97 15.77 Asturias, Principado de 22.36 9.95 7.94 11.39 Balears, Illes 61.29 9.96 9.49 15.16 Canarias 78.80 8.65 8.99 13.14 Cantabria .. 14.23 11.24 13.60 Castilla y León 44.82 7.93 5.73 10.74 Castilla-La Mancha 70.74 9.95 7.42 10.43 Cataluña 35.77 5.65 4.99 9.01 Comunitat Valenciana 38.55 7.21 5.78 8.98 Extremadura 81.74 11.76 8.02 10.15 Galicia 66.99 9.70 6.64 11.78 Madrid, Comunidad de 42.10 6.06 5.19 9.11 Murcia, Región de 20.00 8.02 9.18 13.10 Navarra, Comunidad Foral de 17.96 10.10 6.79 16.74 País Vasco .. 6.75 6.40 11.40 Rioja, La 78.16 8.67 8.20 13.58 Ceuta .. 25.02 17.95 21.87 Melilla .. 23.34 15.92 31.23 FEMALES Total 7.55 1.64 2.21 3.23 Andalucía 19.10 4.74 5.80 7.45 Aragón 33.35 8.56 13.11 16.77 Asturias, Principado de 29.56 7.36 8.76 13.77 Balears, Illes 33.81 8.33 13.01 18.63 Canarias 36.03 6.77 8.78 12.24 Cantabria 46.04 9.47 11.16 17.66 Castilla y León 30.00 5.80 6.65 13.38 Castilla-La Mancha 30.22 6.67 9.67 12.60 Cataluña 17.90 4.49 6.77 8.96 Comunitat Valenciana 22.35 4.48 7.55 11.05 Extremadura 46.35 7.62 9.40 11.25 Galicia 37.98 6.98 7.21 12.82 Madrid, Comunidad de 21.91 4.63 6.76 11.68 Murcia, Región de 28.94 9.28 9.70 12.54 Navarra, Comunidad Foral de 37.17 7.74 8.26 19.57 País Vasco 38.54 6.07 8.03 10.76 Rioja, La 33.66 8.94 10.78 16.24 Ceuta 54.64 18.77 17.93 17.72 Melilla .. 17.30 15.96 25.28 Notes: 1) Body Mass Index BMI = [weight(kg) / height(m) squared] The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample. The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which are not collected for this classification in the table. The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an error of division by zero. The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error. Source: Ministry of Public Health, Social Services and Equality and INE