Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Peru
Peru: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 26.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
26.7
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
65th
of 189 countries
All-time high
26.7
in 2016
All-time low
22.9
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Peru, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 26.7 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Peru peaked at 26.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.9, in 1975.
That places Peru 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.1 | 22.9 | 23.3 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.76 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.57 | 24.2 | 24.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.45 | 25 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.31 | 26 | 26.7 | 7 |
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More health data for Peru
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 277,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 278,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 277,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 277,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 277,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 275,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Peru?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Peru was 26.7 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 in 1975.
- How does Peru rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Peru ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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