Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay peaked at 16.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 107th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 104 Jamaica 6.9% compare
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- 107 Turkmenistan 6.5% compare
- 109 Armenia 6.2% compare
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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 stunted in Uruguay?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Uruguay was 6.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Uruguay ranks 107th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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