Argentina vs Bahamas: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Argentina
46.6%
in 2024
Bahamas
51.5%
in 2024
Argentina rank
6th
Bahamas rank
3rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Argentina
- Bahamas
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 51.5% against 46.6% in Argentina, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 6th and Bahamas ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 16.1% | 1.9% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 24.2% | 3.3% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 34.1% | 5.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 43.8% | 5.9% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 50.0% | 5.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Argentina or Bahamas?
- Bahamas, at 51.5% against 46.6% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Argentina and Bahamas?
- 4.9%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bahamas?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Bahamas rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Argentina ranks 6th and Bahamas ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.