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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude 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
Last refreshed