Children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina
Argentina: Children moderately or severely overweight was 371.6 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina is 371.6 num th, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina peaked at 434.5 num th in 2018 and was at its lowest, 365.8 num th, in 2004.
Argentina ranks 19th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 369.58 num th | 365.8 num th | 380.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 414.08 num th | 386.8 num th | 434.5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 392.3 num th | 371.6 num th | 419.3 num th | 5 |
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,381 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 84 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,048 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Argentina was 371.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 434.5 num th in 2018.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 365.8 num th in 2004.
- How does Argentina rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Argentina ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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