Uruguay vs World: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Uruguay
46.0%
in 2024
World
21.1%
in 2024
Uruguay rank
9th
World rank
7th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Uruguay
- World
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 46.0% against 21.1% in World, a difference of 24.9%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.2 times World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 9th and World ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 6.7% | 10.1% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 9.2% | 14.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 12.8% | 18.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 16.9% | 21.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 20.3% | 24.1% | Uruguay |
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, Uruguay or World?
- Uruguay, at 46.0% against 21.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Uruguay and World?
- 24.9%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Uruguay and World rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Uruguay ranks 9th and World ranks 7th 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.