Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Uruguay

Overweight in adults in Uruguay in 2024 — 69.2%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 36.9 pp.

2024 69.2% +0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 168of 199
Period maximum 69.2%2024
Period minimum 32.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Uruguay, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 32.3%1981: 33%1982: 33.7%1983: 34.4%1984: 35.2%1985: 36%1986: 36.7%1987: 37.5%1988: 38.3%1989: 39.2%1990: 40%1991: 40.9%1992: 41.7%1993: 42.6%1994: 43.4%1995: 44.3%1996: 45.2%1997: 46%1998: 46.9%1999: 47.8%2000: 48.6%2001: 49.5%2002: 50.3%2003: 51.1%2004: 51.9%2005: 52.8%2006: 53.6%2007: 54.5%2008: 55.3%2009: 56.2%2010: 57.1%2011: 58%2012: 58.9%2013: 59.8%2014: 60.7%2015: 61.6%2016: 62.5%2017: 63.4%2018: 64.3%2019: 65.1%2020: 65.9%2021: 66.8%2022: 67.6%2023: 68.4%2024: 69.2%
Change over the period: +36.9 pp Annual average: 0.84 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 69.2%
World computed 43.7%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 66.7%
South America computed 65.7%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 69.2 +0.8 pp
2023 68.4 +0.8 pp
2022 67.6 +0.8 pp
2021 66.8 +0.8 pp
2020 65.9 +0.8 pp
2019 65.1 +0.8 pp
2018 64.3 +0.9 pp
2017 63.4 +0.9 pp
2016 62.5 +0.9 pp
2015 61.6 +0.9 pp
2014 60.7 +0.9 pp
2013 59.8 +0.9 pp
2012 58.9 +0.9 pp
2011 58 +0.9 pp
2010 57.1 +0.9 pp
2009 56.2 +0.9 pp
2008 55.3 +0.9 pp
2007 54.5 +0.8 pp
2006 53.6 +0.8 pp
2005 52.8 +0.8 pp
2004 51.9 +0.8 pp
2003 51.1 +0.8 pp
2002 50.3 +0.8 pp
2001 49.5 +0.8 pp
2000 48.6 +0.9 pp
1999 47.8 +0.9 pp
1998 46.9 +0.9 pp
1997 46 +0.9 pp
1996 45.2 +0.9 pp
1995 44.3 +0.9 pp
1994 43.4 +0.9 pp
1993 42.6 +0.9 pp
1992 41.7 +0.9 pp
1991 40.9 +0.8 pp
1990 40 +0.8 pp
1989 39.2 +0.8 pp
1988 38.3 +0.8 pp
1987 37.5 +0.8 pp
1986 36.7 +0.8 pp
1985 36 +0.8 pp
1984 35.2 +0.8 pp
1983 34.4 +0.7 pp
1982 33.7 +0.7 pp
1981 33 +0.7 pp
1980 32.3

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.