Argentina vs Uruguay: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Argentina
70.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
69.2%
in 2024
Argentina rank
31st
Uruguay rank
32nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 70.0% against 69.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.2% | 35.6% | 3.6% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 43.9% | 3.4% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 52.4% | 2.5% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 61.1% | 1.4% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 67.6% | 0.9% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 70.0% against 69.2% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Argentina ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.