Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Argentina
Argentina: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 35.36 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Argentina, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Argentina stood at 35.36. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Argentina peaked at 35.36 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.72, in 1990.
That places Argentina 29th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.72 | — |
| 1991 | 13.21 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 13.71 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 14.23 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 14.76 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 15.32 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 15.89 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 16.47 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 17.07 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 17.67 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.28 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 18.89 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 19.49 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 20.1 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.72 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 21.34 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 21.98 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.63 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 23.3 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 24 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 24.72 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.48 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.26 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 27.07 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.91 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 28.77 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 29.66 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 30.57 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 31.49 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 32.43 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 33.39 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 34.37 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 35.36 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.11 | 12.72 | 17.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.07 | 18.28 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.44 | 24.72 | 32.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.37 | 33.39 | 35.36 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0246 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Argentina?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Argentina was 35.36 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 35.36 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.72 in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Argentina ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).