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
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.