Brazil vs Peru: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Brazil
47.0%
in 2024
Peru
46.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Peru rank
8th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 47.0% against 46.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Peru ranks 8th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 15.1% | 1.9% | Peru |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 23.5% | 4.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 33.1% | 4.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.5% | 1.6% | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Peru?
- Brazil, at 47.0% against 46.1% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Brazil ranks 5th 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.