Italy vs Malta: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Italy
34.8%
in 2024
Malta
34.6%
in 2024
Italy rank
48th
Malta rank
50th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Italy currently reports 34.8% against 34.6% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 48th and Malta ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 22.6% | 8.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 28.1% | 8.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 33.5% | 7.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 34.8% | 4.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 34.7% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Italy or Malta?
- Italy, at 34.8% against 34.6% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Italy and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Italy ranks 48th and Malta ranks 50th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.