Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Argentina
Argentina: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 46.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
46.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
6th
of 198 countries
All-time high
46.6%
in 2024
All-time low
11.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Argentina, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Argentina is 46.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Argentina peaked at 46.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1980.
Argentina ranks 6th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.9% | — |
| 1981 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 17.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 25.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 33.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.0% | 46.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Argentina?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Argentina was 46.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- How does Argentina rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Argentina ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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