Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.3%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
35th
of 198 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2024
All-time low
9.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uruguay, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 36.3% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uruguay peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1980.
Uruguay ranks 35th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.0% | — |
| 1981 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.3% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 24.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 32.8% | 36.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uruguay?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uruguay was 36.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Uruguay ranks 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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