Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.4 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.4
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.4
in 2016
All-time low
24.2
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Uruguay, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 27.4 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Uruguay peaked at 27.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.2, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 38th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.77 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.45 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.22 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.03 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 7 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 25,057 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 23,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Uruguay?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Uruguay was 27.4 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Uruguay ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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