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
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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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Indicator
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% 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
110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed

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.