Number of children who are underweight in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of children who are underweight was 4,080 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
4,080
Change on year
down 47.3%
World rank
96th
of 96 countries
All-time high
16,839
in 1987
All-time low
2,564
in 2013
Years of data
10
1987–2018
Number of children who are underweight in Uruguay, 1987–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, number of children who are underweight in Uruguay stood at 4,080.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.3% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who are underweight in Uruguay peaked at 16,839 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2,564, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 96th out of 96 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,839 | 16,839 | 16,839 | 1 |
| 1990s | 12,630 | 12,630 | 12,630 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,755 | 9,431 | 14,999 | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,882 | 2,564 | 9,135 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who are underweight in Uruguay?
- Number of children who are underweight in Uruguay was 4,080 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who are underweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16,839 in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of children who are underweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,564 in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of children who are underweight?
- Uruguay ranks 96th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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