Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Italy
Italy: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 15.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.4%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
68th
of 198 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2009
All-time low
9.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Italy, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Italy stood at 15.4%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Italy peaked at 18.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1980.
Italy ranks 68th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.8% | — |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 15.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Italy?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Italy was 15.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1980.
- How does Italy rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Italy ranks 68th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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