Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 33.34 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.34
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
37th
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.34
in 2022
All-time low
12.31
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Uruguay, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Uruguay stood at 33.34. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Uruguay peaked at 33.34 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.31, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.31 | — |
| 1991 | 12.78 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 13.25 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 13.74 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 14.25 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 14.77 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 15.31 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 15.86 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 16.43 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 17 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 17.57 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 18.14 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 18.7 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 19.27 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 19.85 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 20.43 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 21.02 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 21.63 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 22.25 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.9 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 23.58 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.28 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 25.01 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 25.76 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 26.54 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 27.33 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 28.15 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.98 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.82 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 30.67 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 31.55 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 32.44 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 33.34 | +2.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 33.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.82, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 33.34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.11, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.57 | 12.31 | 17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.18 | 17.57 | 22.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.01 | 23.58 | 30.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.44 | 31.55 | 33.34 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 34 Jamaica 33.81 compare
- 35 New Zealand 33.62 compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 33.47 compare
- 38 Turkey 33.3 compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 33.25 compare
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.25 compare
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Uruguay?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Uruguay was 33.34 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33.34 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.31 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Uruguay ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).