Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uruguay
Uruguay: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 1.8 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uruguay, 1987–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.8 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2018.
The figure is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uruguay peaked at 6.5 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 89th 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.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 6.5 | — |
| 1999 | 4.7 | -27.7% |
| 2002 | 5.4 | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 5 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9 | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | -71.8% |
| 2016 | 3.3 | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.08 | 3.9 | 6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.52 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 86 Palestine, State of 2.1 compare
- 87 Kazakhstan 2 compare
- 88 Mongolia 1.9 compare
- 89 Uzbekistan 1.8 compare
- 91 Tunisia 1.6 compare
- 92 Türkiye 1.5 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,058 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.218 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uruguay?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Uruguay was 1.8 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 1987.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Uruguay ranks 89th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. 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 Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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