Argentina vs SDG - South America: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Argentina
14.28
in 2024
SDG - South America
9.94
in 2024
Argentina rank
4th
SDG - South America rank
1st
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Argentina
- SDG - South America
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 14.28 against 9.94 in SDG - South America, a difference of 4.34.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times SDG - South America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 4th and SDG - South America ranks 1st of 27 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | SDG - South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.51 | 7.14 | 3.37 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 11.26 | 8.19 | 3.07 | Argentina |
| 2020s | 13.28 | 9.44 | 3.84 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Argentina or SDG - South America?
- Argentina, at 14.28 against 9.94 in SDG - South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Argentina and SDG - South America?
- 4.34, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and SDG - South America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and SDG - South America rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Argentina ranks 4th and SDG - South America ranks 1st of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.