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
051015200020122024

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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.