Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Guyana or Peru?

Peru, at 7.5% against 6.5% in Guyana as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Peru?

5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Peru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Guyana

6.5%

in 2019

Peru

7.5%

in 2023

Guyana rank

33rd

Peru rank

31st

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Guyana
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 7.5% against 6.5% in Guyana, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 31st of 93 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.9%	8.6%	6.7%	Peru
2000s	6.1%	11.1%	5.0%	Peru
2010s	5.9%	8.2%	2.3%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Guyana or Peru?: Peru, at 7.5% against 6.5% in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Guyana and Peru?: 1.0%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Peru?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Guyana and Peru rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Guyana ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 31st of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.