Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Puerto Rico
22.8%
in 2024
Uruguay
22.4%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
18th
Uruguay rank
21st
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Puerto Rico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 22.8% against 22.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 1.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.0% | 2.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.9% | 3.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.7% | 2.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.9% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?
- Puerto Rico, at 22.8% against 22.4% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 21st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.