Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Argentina
Argentina: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 41.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
41.09
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.09
in 2022
All-time low
15.98
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Argentina, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Argentina stood at 41.09. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Argentina peaked at 41.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.98, in 1990.
That places Argentina 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.98 | — |
| 1991 | 16.66 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 17.36 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 18.06 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 18.77 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 19.5 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 20.23 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 20.96 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 21.7 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 22.44 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 23.19 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 23.93 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 24.66 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 25.39 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 26.12 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 26.84 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 27.55 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 28.26 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 28.96 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 29.65 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 30.34 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 31.06 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 31.8 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 32.58 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 33.4 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 34.26 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 35.16 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 36.1 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 37.07 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 38.06 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 39.07 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 40.08 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 41.09 | +2.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 41.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 41.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.17 | 15.98 | 22.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.46 | 23.19 | 29.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.98 | 30.34 | 38.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.08 | 39.07 | 41.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 41.74 compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 41.4 compare
- 25 Peru 41.13 compare
- 27 Bahrain 40.51 compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.35 compare
- 29 Uruguay 40.05 compare
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 684 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Argentina?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Argentina was 41.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 41.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.98 in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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