Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Peru
Peru: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Peru, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Peru stood at 70.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Peru peaked at 70.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1980.
That places Peru 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (crude estimate) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.2% | — |
| 1981 | 28.7% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 29.3% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 29.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 31.7% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 63.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.8% | 28.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 34.3% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 42.5% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 53.3% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.0% | 70.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Peru?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude 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 (crude estimate) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Peru ranks 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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