Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Argentina
Argentina: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 68.42 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Argentina, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Argentina is 68.42, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Argentina peaked at 68.42 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.43, in 1990.
Argentina ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.43 | — |
| 1991 | 44.26 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 45.1 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 45.93 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 46.75 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.58 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 48.4 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 49.22 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.02 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.82 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 51.6 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 52.35 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 53.09 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.81 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.54 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 55.26 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 55.97 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.7 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.43 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 58.17 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.93 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 59.7 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 60.49 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 61.28 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.07 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 62.87 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.67 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 64.47 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 65.26 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.05 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.84 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.63 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.42 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.15 | 43.43 | 50.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.89 | 51.6 | 58.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.48 | 58.93 | 66.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.63 | 66.84 | 68.42 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Argentina?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Argentina was 68.42 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 68.42 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.43 in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Argentina ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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