Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Bosnia and Herzegovina
12.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
12.6%
in 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
14th
Uruguay rank
11th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.6% against 12.2% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 163 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 8.7% | 10.9% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 9.1% | 6.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 0.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.6% against 12.2% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.