Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Argentina
Argentina: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
31st
of 198 countries
All-time high
70.0%
in 2024
All-time low
35.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Argentina, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 70.0% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Argentina peaked at 70.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1980.
That places Argentina 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.8% | — |
| 1981 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 38.8% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 41.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 42.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 44.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.2% | 35.8% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 43.6% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 51.6% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 58.9% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 66.9% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 28 Peru 70.4% compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 70.2% compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 70.1% compare
- 32 Uruguay 69.2% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 68.7% compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 68.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Argentina?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Argentina was 70.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1980.
- How does Argentina rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Argentina ranks 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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