Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru
Peru: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 29.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.15
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
66th
of 196 countries
All-time high
29.15
in 2024
All-time low
6.45
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 29.15 for obesity prevalence adults who gho in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru peaked at 29.15 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.45, in 1980.
Peru ranks 66th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.45 | — |
| 1981 | 6.63 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 6.82 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 7.02 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 7.23 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 7.44 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 7.67 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 7.91 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 8.15 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 8.41 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 8.68 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 8.96 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 9.24 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 9.54 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.85 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.17 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 10.51 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 10.87 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 11.24 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 11.62 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.02 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 12.43 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 12.84 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.27 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13.72 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.19 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 14.69 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.23 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.8 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 16.43 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 17.11 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 17.82 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 18.58 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 19.37 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 20.19 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 21.04 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 21.91 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23.7 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 24.6 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 25.51 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 26.42 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 27.33 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 28.24 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 29.15 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.37 | 6.45 | 8.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.07 | 8.68 | 11.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.06 | 12.02 | 16.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.71 | 17.11 | 24.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.33 | 25.51 | 29.15 | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.4535 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3359 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru?
- Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru was 29.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 29.15 in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
- Peru ranks 66th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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