Australia vs Italy: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Australia
0.4%
in 2014
Italy
0.4%
in 2014
Australia rank
168th
Italy rank
168th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 168th and Italy ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Italy as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Australia and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Australia ranks 168th and Italy ranks 168th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and 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 men (% 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.