• Overview
  • Obesity prevalence
  • Trends over time
  • Contextual factors
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Obesity prevalence

Adults, 2018

Survey type:Measured
Age:18+
Sample size:16577
Area covered:National
References:4° Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo. Resultados definitivos. Full report available at http://www.msal.gob.ar/images/stories/bes/graficos/0000001622cnt-2019-10_4ta-encuesta-nacional-factores-riesgo.pdf (last accessed 29.04.20)
Notes:Self report data also available in report.
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Adults, 2018-2019

Survey type:Measured
Age:18+
Sample size:7367
Area covered:Regional (Urban)
References:2° Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición 2018-2019. https://fagran.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Encuesta-nacional-de-nutricion-y-salud.pdf (Accessed 16.06.21)
Notes:Representative of 6 urban regions in Argentina.
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Adults, 2018

Survey type:Self-reported
Age:18+
Sample size:5000
Area covered:National
References:4th National Survey, Full report available at http://www.msal.gob.ar/images/stories/bes/graficos/0000001622cnt-2019-10_4ta-encuesta-nacional-factores-riesgo.pdf (last accessed 29.04.20)
Notes:Trend also available by Region
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Adults, 2013

Survey type:Self-reported
Age:18+
Sample size:32365
Area covered:National
References:Third National Survey of Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases. Argentina 2013. https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/publicaciones/publicacion_enfr_2013.rar (Accessed 24.08.23)
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Adults, 2012-2013

Survey type:Measured
Age:18-70
Sample size:1194
Area covered:Regional
References:Zapata ME, Bibiloni MD and Tur JA. Prevalence of overweight, obesity, abdominal-obesity and short stature of adult population of Rosario, Argentina. (2016). 33(5):580.
Notes:Subnational (Rosario)
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Adults, 2009

Survey type:Self-reported
Age:18+
References:2nd Argentinian National Survey of Risk Factors (Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo). Results from 1-3rd survey reported in the 4th survey report: https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/publicaciones/enfr_2018_resultados_definitivos.pdf
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Adults, 2005

Survey type:Self-reported
Age:18+
References:1st Argentinian National Survey of Risk Factors (Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo). Results from 1-3rd survey reported in the 4th survey report: https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/publicaciones/enfr_2018_resultados_definitivos.pdf
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Adults, 2003

Survey type:Measured
Age:18-65
Sample size:1100
Area covered:Sub National
References:Virgolini M, & Ferrante D. Validación de la Herramienta de la OPS para vigilancia de ENT en Argentina 2003. Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente de la Nación. WHO Report. (unpublished work).
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Adults, 1997

Survey type:Measured
Age:20-79
Sample size:Not specified
References:Filozof C, Gonzales C, Sereday M, Mazza C, Braguinsky J. Obesity prevalence and trends in Latin American countries. Obesity Reviews, 2001;2:99-196. Personal Communication by Prof. Rafael Figueredo Grijalba
Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

Children, 2018-2019

Survey type:Measured
Age:5-17
Sample size:~8000
Area covered:Regional (Urban)
References:2° Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición 2018-2019. https://fagran.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Encuesta-nacional-de-nutricion-y-salud.pdf (Accessed 16.06.21)
Notes:Representative of 6 urban regions in Argentina.
Cutoffs:WHO

Children, 2018

Survey type:Self-reported
Age:13-15
Sample size:56981
Area covered:National
References:Argentina Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2018. https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/866/download/6099 (Accessed 13.07.21)
Cutoffs:WHO

Children, 2012

Survey type:Self-reported
Age:13-15
Sample size:28368
Area covered:National
References:Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Argentina_GSHS_FS_2012_National.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20)
Notes:WHO cutoffs.
Cutoffs:WHO

Children, 2007

Survey type:Self-reported
Age:13-15
Sample size:1980
Area covered:National
References:Global School-based Student Health Survey, Argentina 2007 Fact Sheet. Available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2007_Argentina_fact_sheet.pdf?ua=1
Cutoffs:WHO

Children, 2005

Survey type:Measured
Age:10
Sample size:1693
Area covered:Urban
References:Kovalskys I, Rausch Herscovici C, De Gregorio MJ. Nutritional status of school-aged children of Buenos Aires, Argentina: data using three references.J Public Health (Oxf). 2011 Sep;33(3):403-11. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq079. Epub 2010 Oct 12.
Notes:IOTF International Cut Off Points Children Aged 11 years also available in the paper
Cutoffs:IOTF

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