Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay stood at 13.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay peaked at 13.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2007.
Uruguay ranks 13th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 13.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 13.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More infrastructure data for Uruguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3562 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1195 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Uruguay was 13.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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