Upper middle income vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, male
Upper middle income
46.0%
in 2022
Uruguay
70.1%
in 2022
Upper middle income rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
26th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Upper middle income
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 70.1% against 46.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 24.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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 | Upper middle income | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 43.2% | 21.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 53.4% | 24.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 63.3% | 25.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 69.2% | 24.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Upper middle income or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 70.1% against 46.0% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Upper middle income and Uruguay?
- 24.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Upper middle income and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.