In 2023, according to the World Health Organization definition, about 10.3 percent of boys aged 8 and 9 years in Italy were obese, compared to 9.4 percent of girls. Moreover, the prevalence of overweight children was 18.3 percent for boys and 19.8 percent for girls. This statistic shows the percentage of obese and overweight children aged 8 and 9 years in Italy in 2023, by gender.
Percentage of obese and overweight children aged 8 and 9 years in Italy in 2023, by gender*
* These percentages have been obtained using the WHO definitions.
The surveillance system "OKkio alla SALUTE" aims to record the excess weight in children in Italy. Collection of data were done in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2021.
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Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (May 6, 2024). Percentage of obese and overweight children aged 8 and 9 years in Italy in 2023, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357777/prevalence-of-obese-and-overweight-children-by-gender-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Percentage of obese and overweight children aged 8 and 9 years in Italy in 2023, by gender*." Chart. May 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357777/prevalence-of-obese-and-overweight-children-by-gender-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2024). Percentage of obese and overweight children aged 8 and 9 years in Italy in 2023, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357777/prevalence-of-obese-and-overweight-children-by-gender-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Percentage of Obese and Overweight Children Aged 8 and 9 Years in Italy in 2023, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357777/prevalence-of-obese-and-overweight-children-by-gender-italy/
Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Percentage of obese and overweight children aged 8 and 9 years in Italy in 2023, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357777/prevalence-of-obese-and-overweight-children-by-gender-italy/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of obese and overweight children aged 8 and 9 years in Italy in 2023, by gender* [Graph], Istituto Superiore di Sanità, May 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357777/prevalence-of-obese-and-overweight-children-by-gender-italy/
