Argentina vs Samoa: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Argentina
46.6%
in 2024
Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
Argentina rank
6th
Samoa rank
7th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Argentina
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 46.6% against 46.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.

Argentina ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 7th of 198 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Samoa Difference Ahead
1980s 14.2% 17.1% 2.9% Samoa
1990s 20.9% 24.8% 3.9% Samoa
2000s 29.0% 33.1% 4.1% Samoa
2010s 37.9% 40.2% 2.3% Samoa
2020s 44.8% 45.0% 0.2% Samoa

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 Samoa?
Argentina, at 46.6% against 46.3% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Argentina and Samoa?
0.3%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Samoa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Samoa rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Argentina ranks 6th and Samoa ranks 7th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed