Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Uruguay is 13.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Uruguay peaked at 13.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2007.
That places Uruguay 11th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 13.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 13.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Uruguay?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Uruguay was 13.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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