Italy vs Qatar: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Italy
2.6%
in 2024
Qatar
2.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
125th
Qatar rank
122nd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Italy
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 125th and Qatar ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 5.1% | 2.4% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Italy or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Italy and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Qatar rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Italy ranks 125th and Qatar ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.