Key Market Indicators
By 2026, Uruguay is projected to have the sixth highest rate of adult obesity in the world. The rate of overweight adults is set to rise to 67%, up from 65% in 2021. This is an average annual increase of 0.5 points since 1980. In 2021, only Venezuela had a higher percentage of overweight adults, at 65%. The top four countries in this ranking were the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Uruguay.
