Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Argentina

Obesity in adults in Argentina in 2024 — 37.2%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 28.5 pp.

2024 37.2% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 170of 199
Period maximum 37.2%2024
Period minimum 8.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Argentina, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.7%1981: 9%1982: 9.4%1983: 9.7%1984: 10.1%1985: 10.5%1986: 10.9%1987: 11.4%1988: 11.8%1989: 12.3%1990: 12.7%1991: 13.2%1992: 13.7%1993: 14.3%1994: 14.8%1995: 15.3%1996: 15.9%1997: 16.5%1998: 17.1%1999: 17.7%2000: 18.3%2001: 18.9%2002: 19.5%2003: 20.1%2004: 20.7%2005: 21.3%2006: 22%2007: 22.6%2008: 23.3%2009: 24%2010: 24.7%2011: 25.5%2012: 26.3%2013: 27.1%2014: 28%2015: 28.8%2016: 29.7%2017: 30.6%2018: 31.5%2019: 32.5%2020: 33.4%2021: 34.3%2022: 35.3%2023: 36.2%2024: 37.2%
Change over the period: +28.5 pp Annual average: 0.65 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 37.2%
World computed 16.1%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 31.4%
South America computed 30.2%
Obesity in adults — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 37.2 +1 pp
2023 36.2 +1 pp
2022 35.3 +0.9 pp
2021 34.3 +0.9 pp
2020 33.4 +0.9 pp
2019 32.5 +0.9 pp
2018 31.5 +0.9 pp
2017 30.6 +0.9 pp
2016 29.7 +0.9 pp
2015 28.8 +0.9 pp
2014 28 +0.8 pp
2013 27.1 +0.8 pp
2012 26.3 +0.8 pp
2011 25.5 +0.8 pp
2010 24.7 +0.7 pp
2009 24 +0.7 pp
2008 23.3 +0.7 pp
2007 22.6 +0.7 pp
2006 22 +0.6 pp
2005 21.3 +0.6 pp
2004 20.7 +0.6 pp
2003 20.1 +0.6 pp
2002 19.5 +0.6 pp
2001 18.9 +0.6 pp
2000 18.3 +0.6 pp
1999 17.7 +0.6 pp
1998 17.1 +0.6 pp
1997 16.5 +0.6 pp
1996 15.9 +0.6 pp
1995 15.3 +0.6 pp
1994 14.8 +0.5 pp
1993 14.3 +0.5 pp
1992 13.7 +0.5 pp
1991 13.2 +0.5 pp
1990 12.7 +0.5 pp
1989 12.3 +0.5 pp
1988 11.8 +0.4 pp
1987 11.4 +0.4 pp
1986 10.9 +0.4 pp
1985 10.5 +0.4 pp
1984 10.1 +0.4 pp
1983 9.7 +0.4 pp
1982 9.4 +0.4 pp
1981 9 +0.3 pp
1980 8.7

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.