Argentina vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Argentina
14.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
13.5%
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Uruguay rank
11th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 14.3% against 13.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 163 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 1.2% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 1.6% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 1.1% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 14.3% against 13.5% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Argentina ranks 9th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.