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
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.