New Zealand vs Uruguay: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

New Zealand
39.91
in 2022
Uruguay
40.05
in 2022
New Zealand rank
31st
Uruguay rank
29th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 40.05 against 39.91 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.14.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 29th of 193 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 26.58 20.95 5.63 New Zealand
2000s 35.67 27.97 7.7 New Zealand
2010s 39.28 34.21 5.08 New Zealand
2020s 39.86 39.24 0.6233 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, New Zealand or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 40.05 against 39.91 in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between New Zealand and Uruguay?
0.14, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
New Zealand ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 29th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed