Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina

Argentina: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 14.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.3%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
10th
of 148 countries
All-time high
14.3%
in 2024
All-time low
10.4%
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 10.52001: 10.42002: 10.42003: 10.42004: 10.52005: 10.52006: 10.52007: 10.62008: 10.62009: 10.72010: 10.72011: 10.82012: 10.92013: 112014: 11.12015: 11.22016: 11.42017: 11.62018: 11.82019: 12.12020: 12.42021: 12.82022: 13.22023: 13.72024: 14.3

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina is 14.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina peaked at 14.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2001.

Argentina ranks 10th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Argentina, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 10.5%
2001 10.4% -1.0%
2002 10.4% +0.0%
2003 10.4% +0.0%
2004 10.5% +1.0%
2005 10.5% +0.0%
2006 10.5% +0.0%
2007 10.6% +1.0%
2008 10.6% +0.0%
2009 10.7% +0.9%
2010 10.7% +0.0%
2011 10.8% +0.9%
2012 10.9% +0.9%
2013 11.0% +0.9%
2014 11.1% +0.9%
2015 11.2% +0.9%
2016 11.4% +1.8%
2017 11.6% +1.8%
2018 11.8% +1.7%
2019 12.1% +2.5%
2020 12.4% +2.5%
2021 12.8% +3.2%
2022 13.2% +3.1%
2023 13.7% +3.8%
2024 14.3% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.5% 10.4% 10.7% 10
2010s 11.3% 10.7% 12.1% 10
2020s 13.3% 12.4% 14.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina?
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina was 14.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
How does Argentina rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
Argentina ranks 10th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
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