América Latina y el Caribe vs Peru: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

América Latina y el Caribe
36.16
in 2022
Peru
41.13
in 2022
América Latina y el Caribe rank
22nd
Peru rank
25th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • América Latina y el Caribe
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 41.13 against 36.16 in América Latina y el Caribe, a difference of 4.97.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times América Latina y el Caribe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was América Latina y el Caribe ahead.

América Latina y el Caribe ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 25th of 156 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, América Latina y el Caribe averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade América Latina y el Caribe Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 24.04 20.83 3.21 América Latina y el Caribe
2010s 30.76 29.55 1.2 América Latina y el Caribe
2020s 35.43 39.44 4.01 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, América Latina y el Caribe or Peru?
Peru, at 41.13 against 36.16 in América Latina y el Caribe as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between América Latina y el Caribe and Peru?
4.97, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for América Latina y el Caribe and Peru?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do América Latina y el Caribe and Peru rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
América Latina y el Caribe ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 25th of 156 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed