Brazil vs Uruguay: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Brazil
10.88
in 2024
Uruguay
13.5
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Uruguay rank
5th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.5 against 10.88 in Brazil, a difference of 2.62.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 27 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.65 | 9.35 | 2.69 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.23 | 9.71 | 1.48 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 10.14 | 12.19 | 2.05 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.5 against 10.88 in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 2.62, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.