Samoa vs Uruguay: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Samoa
46.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
46.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
7th
Uruguay rank
9th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Samoa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 46.3% against 46.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Samoa ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 198 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 17.1% 16.8% 0.3% Samoa
1990s 24.8% 24.1% 0.7% Samoa
2000s 33.1% 31.6% 1.4% Samoa
2010s 40.2% 38.8% 1.4% Samoa
2020s 45.0% 44.4% 0.6% Samoa

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, Samoa or Uruguay?
Samoa, at 46.3% against 46.0% in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Samoa and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uruguay?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Uruguay rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Samoa ranks 7th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed