Iran vs Italy: Prevalence of overweight, male
Iran
55.7%
in 2022
Italy
56.4%
in 2022
Iran rank
98th
Italy rank
95th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Iran
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 56.4% against 55.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 98th and Italy ranks 95th of 196 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 52.6% | 16.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 56.8% | 13.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 57.5% | 6.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 56.5% | 1.5% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Iran or Italy?
- Italy, at 56.4% against 55.7% in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Iran and Italy?
- 0.7%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Italy rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Iran ranks 98th and Italy ranks 95th 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.