Share of men who are overweight or obese in Argentina
Argentina: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Argentina, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who are overweight or obese in Argentina is 73.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Argentina peaked at 73.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1980.
Argentina ranks 14th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.1% | 40.5% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 48.7% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 57.0% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 64.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 70.6% | 73.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Argentina?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Argentina was 73.1% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1980.
- How does Argentina rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Argentina ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.