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

Peru, at 7.5% against 7.1% in Mexico as of 2023.

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

9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.

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.

Mexico vs Peru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Mexico

7.1%

in 2022

Peru

7.5%

in 2023

Mexico rank

32nd

Peru rank

31st

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Mexico
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 7.5% against 7.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.

Mexico ranks 32nd and Peru ranks 31st of 93 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.5%	8.5%	1.0%	Peru
2000s	6.8%	9.1%	2.3%	Peru
2010s	6.5%	7.7%	1.2%	Peru
2020s	7.5%	9.8%	2.3%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Mexico or Peru?: Peru, at 7.5% against 7.1% in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Mexico and Peru?: 0.4%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Mexico ranks 32nd 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: 17 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.