Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.2%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
32nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
69.2%
in 2024
All-time low
32.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Uruguay, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Uruguay stood at 69.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Uruguay peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 32nd out of 198 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.3% | — |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 34.4% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 35.2% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 38.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 40.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.6% | 32.3% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 40.0% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 48.6% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 57.1% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 65.9% | 69.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 70.2% compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 70.1% compare
- 31 Argentina 70.0% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 68.7% compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 68.5% compare
- 35 Nicaragua 68.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Uruguay?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Uruguay was 69.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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