Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Argentina
Argentina: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 36 Percentage of population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Argentina, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 36 Percentage of population for body weight — share of population who are obese in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in Argentina peaked at 36 Percentage of population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.8 Percentage of population, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.8 Percentage of population | — |
| 1991 | 13.3 Percentage of population | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 13.8 Percentage of population | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 14.3 Percentage of population | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 14.8 Percentage of population | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 15.3 Percentage of population | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 15.9 Percentage of population | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 16.4 Percentage of population | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 17 Percentage of population | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 17.6 Percentage of population | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.2 Percentage of population | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 18.8 Percentage of population | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 19.4 Percentage of population | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 20 Percentage of population | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.7 Percentage of population | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.3 Percentage of population | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22 Percentage of population | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 22.6 Percentage of population | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.3 Percentage of population | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 24.1 Percentage of population | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 24.8 Percentage of population | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 25.6 Percentage of population | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4 Percentage of population | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 27.2 Percentage of population | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 28.1 Percentage of population | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 29 Percentage of population | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 30 Percentage of population | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 30.9 Percentage of population | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 31.9 Percentage of population | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 32.9 Percentage of population | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 33.9 Percentage of population | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 35 Percentage of population | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 36 Percentage of population | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.12 Percentage of population | 12.8 Percentage of population | 17.6 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.04 Percentage of population | 18.2 Percentage of population | 24.1 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.68 Percentage of population | 24.8 Percentage of population | 32.9 Percentage of population | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.97 Percentage of population | 33.9 Percentage of population | 36 Percentage of population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 1 Latvia 24.3 Percentage of population compare
- 1 United States of America 40.8 Percentage of population compare
- 2 Mexico 36.4 Percentage of population compare
- 4 New Zealand 34.2 Percentage of population compare
- 5 Australia 30.7 Percentage of population compare
- 6 Finland 30.2 Percentage of population compare
More population data for Argentina
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0551 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,621 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5482 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.463 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 13.98 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.47 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is body weight — share of population who are obese in Argentina?
- Body weight — share of population who are obese in Argentina was 36 Percentage of population in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 36 Percentage of population in 2022.
- What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 Percentage of population in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Argentina ranks 3rd out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
- Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Body weight — Share of population who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for overweight and obesity (measured and self-reported data). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.