Uruguay vs WB - Latin America & Caribbean: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)
Uruguay
13.5
in 2024
WB - Latin America & Caribbean
8.77
in 2024
Uruguay rank
5th
WB - Latin America & Caribbean rank
4th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time
- Uruguay
- WB - Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.5 against 8.77 in WB - Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 4.73.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times WB - Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 5th and WB - Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th of 27 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | WB - Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.35 | 6.93 | 2.42 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.71 | 7.55 | 2.16 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 12.19 | 8.39 | 3.8 | 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), Uruguay or WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- Uruguay, at 13.5 against 8.77 in WB - Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Uruguay and WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- 4.73, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and WB - Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Uruguay and WB - Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Uruguay ranks 5th and WB - Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th 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.