Low income vs Peru: Prevalence of overweight, female
Low income
31.6%
in 2022
Peru
70.6%
in 2022
Low income rank
43rd
Peru rank
40th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Low income
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 70.6% against 31.6% in Low income, a difference of 39.0%.
That makes Peru's figure about 2.2 times Low income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 40th of 43 groups.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 48.3% | 34.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 54.5% | 34.9% | Peru |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 63.0% | 37.0% | Peru |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 69.6% | 38.9% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Low income or Peru?
- Peru, at 70.6% against 31.6% in Low income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Low income and Peru?
- 39.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Peru?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Low income and Peru rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Low income ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 40th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.