Children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay
Uruguay: Children moderately or severely overweight was 23 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay stood at 23 num th.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay peaked at 25.4 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.6 num th, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 120th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.4 num th | — |
| 2001 | 24.9 num th | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 24.4 num th | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 23.9 num th | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.4 num th | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 22.9 num th | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.6 num th | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 22.3 num th | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 22 num th | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.9 num th | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.7 num th | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.6 num th | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.7 num th | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.9 num th | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.2 num th | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.6 num th | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.1 num th | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 23.4 num th | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.4 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.2 num th | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.8 num th | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 22.4 num th | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 22.1 num th | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 22.4 num th | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 23 num th | +2.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 23 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 23 num th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.37 num th | 21.9 num th | 25.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.48 num th | 21.6 num th | 23.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.54 num th | 22.1 num th | 23 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay was 23 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 num th in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Uruguay ranks 120th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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