Argentina vs Uruguay: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Argentina
46.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
46.0%
in 2024
Argentina rank
6th
Uruguay rank
9th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 46.6% against 46.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 16.8% | 2.6% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 24.1% | 3.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 31.6% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 38.8% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.4% | 0.4% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 46.6% against 46.0% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, 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 children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Argentina ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.