Asia vs Uruguay: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Asia
5.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
13.5%
in 2024
Asia rank
12th
Uruguay rank
12th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Asia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.5% against 5.0% in Asia, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.7 times Asia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 21 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 9.4% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 9.7% | 4.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 12.2% | 7.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Asia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.5% against 5.0% in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Asia and Uruguay?
- 8.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Asia ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 21 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.