SDG - Central America vs Uruguay: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
SDG - Central America
6.98
in 2024
Uruguay
13.5
in 2024
SDG - Central America rank
8th
Uruguay rank
5th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- SDG - Central America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.5 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America, a difference of 6.52.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.9 times SDG - Central America's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
SDG - Central America ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 9 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG - Central America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.68 | 9.35 | 2.67 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.49 | 9.71 | 3.22 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 6.73 | 12.19 | 5.46 | 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), SDG - Central America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.5 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between SDG - Central America and Uruguay?
- 6.52, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG - Central America and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG - Central America and Uruguay rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- SDG - Central America ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 9 groups.
- 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.