Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.3 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.3
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
181st
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.18
in 1990
All-time low
1.24
in 2015
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Uruguay, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Uruguay stood at 1.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Uruguay peaked at 2.18 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.18 | — |
| 1991 | 2.13 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.08 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.03 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.98 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.93 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.88 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.83 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.78 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.73 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.68 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.63 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.59 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.54 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.49 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.38 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.35 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.33 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.26 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.25 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.26 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.28 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3 | +1.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.31, 56% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.9, 45% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 | 1.73 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.33 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Uruguay?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Uruguay was 1.3 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Uruguay ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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