Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 1.4 % in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Uruguay, 2002–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.4 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2018.
The figure is up 75.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Uruguay peaked at 3 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6 %, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 58th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.4 % | — |
| 2003 | 1.7 % | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 3 % | +76.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4 % | -53.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6 % | -57.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 % | +83.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8 % | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4 % | +75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.12 % | 1.4 % | 3 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.975 % | 0.6 % | 1.4 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Uruguay?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Uruguay was 1.4 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 % in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Uruguay ranks 58th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.