Bulgaria vs Italy: Prevalence of overweight, female
Bulgaria
42.3%
in 2022
Italy
41.8%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
141st
Italy rank
142nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 42.3% against 41.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 141st and Italy ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 40.1% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.4% | 1.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 41.2% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.7% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 42.3% against 41.8% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 141st and Italy ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.