Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Uruguay
Uruguay: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 11.37 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
11.37
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
10th
of 92 countries
All-time high
12.21
in 2003
All-time low
7.69
in 2011
Years of data
9
1999–2018
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Uruguay, 1999–2018
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 11.37 for weight-for-height >+2 sd in 2018.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Uruguay peaked at 12.21 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.69, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 10th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.51 | 10.51 | 10.51 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10 | 8.37 | 12.21 | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.87 | 7.69 | 11.37 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1628 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0774 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5149 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd in Uruguay?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Uruguay was 11.37 in 2018, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 in 2003.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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