Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Uruguay
Uruguay: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 1.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Latest (2011)
1.1%
World rank
71st
of 77 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2004
All-time low
1.1%
in 2011
Years of data
6
1999–2011
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Uruguay, 1999–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children aged <5 years wasted for age in Uruguay is 1.1%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Uruguay peaked at 3.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 71st of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.1268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Uruguay?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Uruguay was 1.1% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Uruguay ranks 71st out of 77 countries with data for 2011.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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