Share of adults who are obese in Argentina
Argentina: Share of adults who are obese was 38.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Argentina, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 38.1% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Argentina peaked at 38.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1980.
Argentina ranks 27th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 24.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.0% | 38.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Argentina?
- Share of adults who are obese in Argentina was 38.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1980.
- How does Argentina rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Argentina ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.