Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 3,170 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Uruguay, 1999–2018
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 3,170 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2018.
The figure is up 68.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uruguay peaked at 7,500 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,410, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 97th out of 99 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,300 | — |
| 2002 | 6,180 | +43.7% |
| 2003 | 4,310 | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 7,500 | +74.0% |
| 2007 | 3,390 | -54.8% |
| 2011 | 1,410 | -58.4% |
| 2013 | 2,560 | +81.6% |
| 2016 | 1,880 | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 3,170 | +68.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 3,170 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,420, 26% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 3,170 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,610, 20% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,345 | 3,390 | 7,500 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,255 | 1,410 | 3,170 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uruguay?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uruguay was 3,170 in 2018, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7,500 in 2004.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,410 in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.