Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Uruguay
Uruguay: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 46.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Uruguay, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Uruguay is 46.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Uruguay peaked at 46.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.2% | — |
| 1981 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 18.4% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 25.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 14.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 28.3% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 35.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 42.9% | 46.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Uruguay?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Uruguay was 46.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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