Denmark vs Italy: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Denmark
46.9%
in 2024
Italy
45.5%
in 2024
Denmark rank
134th
Italy rank
137th

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time

  • Denmark
  • Italy
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 46.9% against 45.5% in Italy, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.

Denmark ranks 134th and Italy ranks 137th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 31.5% 46.5% 15.0% Italy
1990s 37.6% 46.5% 8.9% Italy
2000s 43.1% 48.9% 5.8% Italy
2010s 45.3% 48.6% 3.3% Italy
2020s 46.5% 46.3% 0.2% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Denmark or Italy?
Denmark, at 46.9% against 45.5% in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Denmark and Italy?
1.4%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Denmark ranks 134th and Italy ranks 137th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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