Argentina vs Peru: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Argentina
41.09
in 2022
Peru
41.13
in 2022
Argentina rank
26th
Peru rank
25th

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

  • Argentina
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 41.13 against 41.09 in Argentina, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

Argentina ranks 26th and Peru ranks 25th of 193 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 19.17 17.51 1.66 Argentina
2000s 26.46 20.83 5.62 Argentina
2010s 33.98 29.55 4.43 Argentina
2020s 40.08 39.44 0.6433 Argentina

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, Argentina or Peru?
Peru, at 41.13 against 41.09 in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Argentina and Peru?
0.04, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Peru rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Argentina ranks 26th and Peru ranks 25th of 193 countries.
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