Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Peru
Peru: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 46.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
46.1%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
8th
of 198 countries
All-time high
46.1%
in 2024
All-time low
14.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Peru, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Peru stood at 46.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Peru peaked at 46.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1980.
That places Peru 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.0% | — |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 14.4% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 16.9% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 21.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 27.5% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 40.8% | 46.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Peru?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Peru was 46.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Peru ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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