A recent report by the Office of Health Economics, commissioned by EFPIA, shows that elevated BMI is associated with 278,000 deaths and almost 8 million years of healthy life lost annually across eight European countries. The economic costs are equally significant, accounting for 0.6% to 1.4% of national GDP.

Elevated BMI costs Spain an estimated €19.6 billion annually (€401 per capita), split between €14.9 billion in direct costs (76%) and €4.7 billion in indirect costs (24%). Overall, expenditure related to elevated BMI amounts to roughly 1.2% of GDP, exceeding defence and housing spending.

Find out more in the report and the infographic.