East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.6% against 7.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 45 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 8.7% | 3.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 9.1% | 2.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 11.4% | 4.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.6% against 7.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
- 5.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 45 groups.
- 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.