Health risk factor among Italian population 2017
The chart reveals the prevalence of health risk factors among Italians. Smoking rates in Italy have decreased since 2000, but one in five adults still smoked daily in 2017. Obesity, generally caused by bad dietary habits and lack of appropriate physical activity, reached 11 percent in 2017. On a more positive note, the proportion of adults who reported episodic heavy drinking was relatively low.
