Prevalence of overweight in Argentina
Argentina: Prevalence of overweight was 68.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Argentina, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Argentina stood at 68.4%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Argentina peaked at 68.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1990.
That places Argentina 31st out of 196 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 overweight in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.4% | — |
| 1991 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 45.1% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +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 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 43.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 51.6% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 58.9% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 66.8% | 68.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Argentina?
- Prevalence of overweight in Argentina was 68.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Argentina ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.