Argentina vs Peru: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Argentina
46.6%
in 2024
Peru
46.1%
in 2024
Argentina rank
6th
Peru rank
8th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Argentina
- Peru
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 46.6% against 46.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.
Argentina ranks 6th and Peru ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 15.1% | 0.9% | Peru |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 18.6% | 2.2% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 23.5% | 5.5% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 33.1% | 4.7% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.5% | 1.3% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Argentina or Peru?
- Argentina, at 46.6% against 46.1% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Argentina and Peru?
- 0.5%, with Argentina 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 children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Argentina ranks 6th and Peru ranks 8th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.