Argentina vs Brazil: Prevalence of overweight, female
Argentina
65.1%
in 2022
Brazil
64.4%
in 2022
Argentina rank
58th
Brazil rank
61st
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 65.1% against 64.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Argentina ranks 58th and Brazil ranks 61st of 196 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 40.6% | 1.4% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 46.1% | 3.7% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 55.7% | 2.4% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 63.2% | 0.9% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Argentina or Brazil?
- Argentina, at 65.1% against 64.4% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.7%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Argentina ranks 58th and Brazil ranks 61st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.