Brazil vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, female
Brazil
64.4%
in 2022
Uruguay
65.0%
in 2022
Brazil rank
61st
Uruguay rank
60th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 65.0% against 64.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 60th of 196 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 44.2% | 3.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 51.2% | 5.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 58.8% | 3.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 64.2% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 65.0% against 64.4% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Brazil ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 60th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.