This statistic illustrates the distribution of Body-Mass-Index among Italian children and teenagers in 2016, broken down by age group. According to the survey results, the highest share of obese or overweight children belonged to the 6-10 age group (34 percent, or one in three). By contrast, Italian teenagers were more likely (86 percent) to be normal weight or underweight than younger children (77 percent in the 11-13 age group and 66 percent in the 6-10 age group).
Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age
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Normal weight or underweight
Overweight or obese
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Istat. (July 6, 2017). Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
Istat. "Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age." Chart. July 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
Istat. (2017). Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
Istat. "Distribution of Body-mass-index (Bmi) among Children by Age in Italy in 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/
Istat, Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of Body-Mass-Index (BMI) among children by age in Italy in 2016, by age [Graph], Istat, July 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/727949/distribution-of-body-mass-index-among-children-italy/