Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 17.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Uruguay, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 17.75 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Uruguay peaked at 17.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.23, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 39th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.23 | — |
| 1991 | 3.42 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.61 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3.83 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 4.06 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.32 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 4.58 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 4.85 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 5.13 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 5.41 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 5.69 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.99 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.31 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.64 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.99 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 7.36 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.75 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 8.17 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 8.62 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 9.09 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 9.59 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.11 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.66 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 11.24 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 11.86 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 12.51 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 13.19 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 14.64 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 16.18 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 16.96 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 17.75 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.24 | 3.23 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.26 | 5.69 | 9.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.31 | 9.59 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.96 | 16.18 | 17.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Uruguay?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Uruguay was 17.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Uruguay ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude 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).