Middle income vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, male
Middle income
39.6%
in 2022
Uruguay
70.1%
in 2022
Middle income rank
24th
Uruguay rank
26th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Middle income
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 70.1% against 39.6% in Middle income, a difference of 30.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.8 times Middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 43 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 43.2% | 25.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 53.4% | 29.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 63.3% | 30.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 69.2% | 30.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Middle income or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 70.1% against 39.6% in Middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Middle income and Uruguay?
- 30.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Middle income and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Middle income ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.