Mongolia vs Uruguay: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Mongolia
1.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
1.8%
in 2018
Mongolia rank
88th
Uruguay rank
89th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Mongolia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 89th of 96 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 | 10.8% | 4.7% | 6.1% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Mongolia or Uruguay?
- Mongolia, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Mongolia and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, 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 underweight, weight for age?
- Mongolia ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 89th of 96 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 underweight, weight for age (% 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 underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.