Greece vs Italy: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Greece
0.4%
in 2014
Italy
0.4%
in 2014
Greece rank
168th
Italy rank
168th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
0.511.52197519942014

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 168th and Italy ranks 168th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 1.9% 1.7% 0.2% Greece
1980s 1.3% 1.3% 0.0% Greece
1990s 0.8% 0.9% 0.0% Italy
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Italy
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% Italy

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, Greece or Italy?
Greece, 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 Greece and Italy?
0.0%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
Greece 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

Indicator
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed

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.