In 2021, about 34.2 percent of the Italian adult population was overweight. This statistic breaks down this figure by gender and age group of individuals. The demographic segment among which this condition was most common was the one comprising men between 65 and 74 years of age. The share of overweight individuals in this group was equal to 42.9 percent when considering both genders. In general, men tended to be more commonly overweight than women. As a matter of fact, 42.1 percent of Italian men were overweight, while for women this figure was equal to 26.8 percent.
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (May 31, 2023). Percentage of overweight individuals in Italy in 2021, by gender and age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319178/share-of-overweight-individuals-in-italy-by-gender-and-age/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Percentage of overweight individuals in Italy in 2021, by gender and age." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319178/share-of-overweight-individuals-in-italy-by-gender-and-age/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2023). Percentage of overweight individuals in Italy in 2021, by gender and age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319178/share-of-overweight-individuals-in-italy-by-gender-and-age/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Percentage of Overweight Individuals in Italy in 2021, by Gender and Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319178/share-of-overweight-individuals-in-italy-by-gender-and-age/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Percentage of overweight individuals in Italy in 2021, by gender and age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319178/share-of-overweight-individuals-in-italy-by-gender-and-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of overweight individuals in Italy in 2021, by gender and age [Graph], Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319178/share-of-overweight-individuals-in-italy-by-gender-and-age/