Ghana vs Italy: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Ghana
14.5%
in 2024
Italy
14.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
146th
Italy rank
148th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Ghana
- Italy
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 14.5% against 14.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Ghana ranks 146th and Italy ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 12.8% | 10.7% | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 12.7% | 8.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 14.7% | 7.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 15.4% | 4.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 14.4% | 0.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Ghana or Italy?
- Ghana, at 14.5% against 14.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Ghana and Italy?
- 0.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Italy rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ghana ranks 146th and Italy ranks 148th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.