How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Uruguay?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

Mongolia

11.2%

in 2018

Uruguay

11.0%

in 2018

Mongolia rank

9th

Uruguay rank

11th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

Mongolia
Uruguay

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 11.2% against 11.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Uruguay ahead.

Mongolia ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 85 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.2%	12.1%	3.9%	Uruguay
2000s	6.2%	10.1%	3.9%	Uruguay
2010s	11.7%	10.5%	1.3%	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Mongolia or Uruguay?: Mongolia, at 11.2% against 11.0% in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Mongolia and Uruguay?: 0.2%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Uruguay?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mongolia and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?: Mongolia ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.