Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Trinidad and Tobago
15.9%
in 2024
Uruguay
14.3%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago rank
8th
Uruguay rank
11th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 15.9% against 14.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 9.9% | 2.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.3% | 2.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 12.9% | 2.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Trinidad and Tobago or Uruguay?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 15.9% against 14.3% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay?
- 1.6%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 8th 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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.