Children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Children moderately or severely stunted was 11.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay is 11.1 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay peaked at 43.2 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.1 num th, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 134th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 41.3 num th | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 39.2 num th | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 37 num th | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 34.9 num th | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 32.9 num th | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 30.9 num th | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 28.7 num th | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 26.5 num th | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 24.6 num th | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 22.9 num th | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 21.7 num th | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 21 num th | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 20.3 num th | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6 num th | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 18.9 num th | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 18 num th | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 17 num th | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8 num th | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6 num th | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 13.5 num th | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 12.5 num th | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 11.9 num th | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 11.4 num th | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 11.1 num th | -2.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 11.1 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 11.1 num th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.7 num th, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.92 num th | 24.6 num th | 43.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.98 num th | 14.6 num th | 22.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.08 num th | 11.1 num th | 13.5 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 stunted in Uruguay?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay was 11.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Uruguay ranks 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. 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 stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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