Prevalence of overweight, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, female was 65.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Uruguay, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 65.0% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Uruguay peaked at 65.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 60th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.9% | — |
| 1991 | 41.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 65.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 65.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 40.9% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 48.2% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 55.1% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.4% | 65.0% | 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 overweight, female in Uruguay?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Uruguay was 65.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.