Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Peru
Peru: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
28th
of 198 countries
All-time high
70.4%
in 2024
All-time low
31.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Peru, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Peru stood at 70.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Peru peaked at 70.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1980.
Peru ranks 28th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.4% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 33.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 35.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 37.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 37.6% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.1% | 31.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 37.6% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 45.2% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 54.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 66.3% | 70.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 25 Paraguay 71.5% compare
- 26 United States of America 71.4% compare
- 27 Palau 71.4% compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 70.2% compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 70.1% compare
- 31 Argentina 70.0% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Peru?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Peru was 70.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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