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
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.