Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 67.59 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Uruguay, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Uruguay stood at 67.59. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Uruguay peaked at 67.59 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.97, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 34th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.97 | — |
| 1991 | 40.82 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 41.68 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 42.54 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 43.41 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 44.28 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 45.16 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 46.03 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 46.91 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 47.78 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 48.64 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 49.49 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 50.32 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 51.15 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 51.97 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 52.8 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.64 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.48 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.34 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 56.21 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 57.09 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.98 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.88 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.78 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.67 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 61.56 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 62.45 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 63.32 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 64.19 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 65.05 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 65.9 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.75 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 67.59 | +1.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 67.59 is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 67.59 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.53, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.86 | 39.97 | 47.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4 | 48.64 | 56.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1 | 57.09 | 65.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.75 | 65.9 | 67.59 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Uruguay?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Uruguay was 67.59 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 67.59 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.97 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Uruguay ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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