Argentina vs Brazil: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Argentina
46.6%
in 2024
Brazil
47.0%
in 2024
Argentina rank
6th
Brazil rank
5th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 47.0% against 46.6% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 0.9% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 19.6% | 1.3% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.5% | 1.4% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 37.7% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 45.1% | 0.3% | Brazil |
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 Brazil?
- Brazil, at 47.0% 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 Brazil?
- 0.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Argentina ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 5th 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.