Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Italy
Italy: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.8%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
48th
of 198 countries
All-time high
41.3%
in 2008
All-time low
29.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Italy, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Italy stood at 34.8%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Italy peaked at 41.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1980.
Italy ranks 48th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.4% | — |
| 1981 | 29.8% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 30.2% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 30.6% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 31.1% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 29.4% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 34.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 38.9% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.9% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 34.8% | 36.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Italy?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Italy was 34.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1980.
- How does Italy rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Italy ranks 48th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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