Germany vs Italy: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Germany
2.0%
in 2014
Italy
2.0%
in 2014
Germany rank
151st
Italy rank
151st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 151st and Italy ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Italy as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Germany and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Germany ranks 151st and Italy ranks 151st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.