Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Uruguay
Uruguay: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 34.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Uruguay, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity prevalence adults who gho in Uruguay is 34.95, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Uruguay peaked at 34.95 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.49, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.49 | — |
| 1981 | 8.79 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 9.11 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 9.44 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 9.79 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 10.15 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 10.53 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 10.92 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 11.33 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 11.76 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 12.2 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 12.66 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 13.13 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 13.62 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 14.13 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 14.65 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 15.18 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 15.74 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 16.3 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 16.87 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 17.45 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 18.02 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 18.59 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19.16 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 19.74 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 20.33 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 20.94 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 21.55 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 22.19 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.86 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.55 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.27 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 25.01 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 25.78 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 26.56 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 27.37 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 28.18 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.83 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 30.66 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 31.5 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 32.34 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 33.2 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 34.07 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 34.95 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.03 | 8.49 | 11.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.45 | 12.2 | 16.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.08 | 17.45 | 22.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.02 | 23.55 | 30.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.21 | 31.5 | 34.95 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Uruguay?
- Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Uruguay was 34.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.95 in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.49 in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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