Argentina vs Peru: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Argentina
70.0%
in 2024
Peru
70.4%
in 2024
Argentina rank
31st
Peru rank
28th

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time

  • Argentina
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 70.4% against 70.0% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 31st and Peru ranks 28th of 198 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Peru Difference Ahead
1980s 39.2% 34.1% 5.1% Argentina
1990s 47.2% 40.9% 6.3% Argentina
2000s 54.9% 49.1% 5.8% Argentina
2010s 62.5% 60.0% 2.5% Argentina
2020s 68.4% 68.4% 0.1% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Argentina or Peru?
Peru, at 70.4% against 70.0% in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Argentina and Peru?
0.4%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Peru rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Argentina ranks 31st and Peru ranks 28th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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