Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 40.05 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
40.05
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
29th
of 193 countries
All-time high
40.05
in 2022
All-time low
17.59
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Uruguay, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 40.05 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Uruguay peaked at 40.05 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.59, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.59 | — |
| 1991 | 18.28 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 19 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 19.74 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 20.51 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 21.31 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 22.11 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 22.9 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 23.66 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 24.4 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 25.11 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 25.8 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 26.48 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 27.13 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 27.74 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 28.33 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 28.92 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.5 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 30.07 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.64 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.21 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.79 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 32.39 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 33.03 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.71 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 34.43 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 35.19 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 35.97 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 36.77 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 37.59 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 38.42 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 39.24 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.05 | +2.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 40.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 40.05 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.95 | 17.59 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.97 | 25.11 | 30.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.21 | 31.21 | 37.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.24 | 38.42 | 40.05 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Uruguay?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Uruguay was 40.05 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.05 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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