Uruguay Social: Health Statistics
Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults
Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data was reported at 62.900 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 62.400 % for 2015. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 51.600 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2016, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.900 % in 2016 and a record low of 40.000 % in 1975. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 62.900 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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UY: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population
UY: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data was reported at 0.240 Ratio in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.240 Ratio for 2021. UY: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.210 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2022, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.240 Ratio in 2022 and a record low of 0.120 Ratio in 1991. UY: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.;UNAIDS estimates.;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.3.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.240 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
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UY: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24
UY: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data was reported at 0.410 Ratio in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.410 Ratio for 2021. UY: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.390 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2022, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.410 Ratio in 2022 and a record low of 0.300 Ratio in 1990. UY: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.;UNAIDS estimates.;Weighted average;This is an age-disaggregated indicator for Sustainable Development Goal 3.3.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 0.410 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
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UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults
UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data was reported at 20.500 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.000 % for 2021. UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 26.000 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 20.500 % in 2022. UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 21.500 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults
UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data was reported at 17.500 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.000 % for 2021. UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 22.000 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.500 % in 2000 and a record low of 17.500 % in 2022. UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes it. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 18.500 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults
UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data was reported at 23.400 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.000 % for 2021. UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 29.950 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.400 % in 2000 and a record low of 23.400 % in 2022. UY: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.a.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/]. Previous indicator name: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults) The previous indicator excluded smokeless tobacco use, while the current indicator includes it. The indicator name and definition were updated in December, 2020.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 24.400 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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UY: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population
UY: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 15.700 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.200 % for 2021. UY: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 14.100 % from Dec 2018 (Median) to 2022, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.700 % in 2022 and a record low of 13.300 % in 2018. UY: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 15.700 2022 | yearly | 2018 - 2022 |
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UY: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population
UY: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 2.900 % in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.900 % for 2021. UY: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.500 % from Dec 2018 (Median) to 2022, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.900 % in 2022 and a record low of 1.700 % in 2018. UY: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 2.900 2022 | yearly | 2018 - 2022 |
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UY: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate
UY: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data was reported at 6.500 % in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.500 % for 2023. UY: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 9.000 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2024, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.300 % in 2000 and a record low of 6.500 % in 2024. UY: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME).;Weighted average;Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them into a vicious cycle of recurring sickness and faltering growth (UNICEF). Being even mildly underweight increases the risk of death and inhibits cognitive development in children. And it perpetuates the problem across generations, as malnourished women are more likely to have low-birth-weight babies. Stunting, or being below median height for age, is often used as a proxy for multifaceted deprivation and as an indicator of long-term changes in malnutrition. Estimates are modeled estimates produced by the JME. Primary data sources of the anthropometric measurements are national surveys. These surveys are administered sporadically, resulting in sparse data for many countries. Furthermore, the trend of the indicators over time is usually not a straight line and varies by country. Tracking the current level and progress of indicators helps determine if countries are on track to meet certain thresholds, such as those indicated in the SDGs. Thus the JME developed statistical models and produced the modeled estimates.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 6.100 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
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UY: Proportion of Women Subjected to Physical and/or Sexual Violence in the Last 12 Months: % of Women Aged 15-49
UY: Proportion of Women Subjected to Physical and/or Sexual Violence in the Last 12 Months: % of Women Aged 15-49 data was reported at 2.800 % in 2013. UY: Proportion of Women Subjected to Physical and/or Sexual Violence in the Last 12 Months: % of Women Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 2.800 % from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2013, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.800 % in 2013 and a record low of 2.800 % in 2013. UY: Proportion of Women Subjected to Physical and/or Sexual Violence in the Last 12 Months: % of Women Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months is the percentage of ever partnered women age 15-49 who are subjected to physical violence, sexual violence or both by a current or former intimate partner in the last 12 months.;United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD);Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 5.2.1[https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.800 2013 | yearly | 2013 - 2013 |