Peru vs SDG - Central America: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)

Peru
9.03
in 2024
SDG - Central America
6.98
in 2024
Peru rank
11th
SDG - Central America rank
8th

Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) over time

  • Peru
  • SDG - Central America
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 9.03 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America, a difference of 2.05.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times SDG - Central America's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 11th and SDG - Central America ranks 8th of 27 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru SDG - Central America Difference Ahead
2000s 9.18 6.68 2.5 Peru
2010s 8.19 6.49 1.7 Peru
2020s 8.57 6.73 1.84 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from), Peru or SDG - Central America?
Peru, at 9.03 against 6.98 in SDG - Central America as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) between Peru and SDG - Central America?
2.05, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and SDG - Central America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Peru and SDG - Central America rank globally for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
Peru ranks 11th and SDG - Central America ranks 8th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 900 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed