OECD members vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
OECD members
8.1%
in 2024
Uruguay
13.5%
in 2024
OECD members rank
9th
Uruguay rank
11th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- OECD members
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.5% against 8.1% in OECD members, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 9th 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 | OECD members | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 9.4% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 9.7% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 12.2% | 4.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, OECD members or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.5% against 8.1% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between OECD members and Uruguay?
- 5.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- OECD members ranks 9th 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 (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.