Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Peru
Peru: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 9.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.3
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 17 countries
All-time high
13.24
in 2014
All-time low
8.77
in 2023
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Peru, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Peru stood at 9.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Peru peaked at 13.24 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.77, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.34 | — |
| 2009 | 11.34 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 11.44 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.09 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 12.78 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.65 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.24 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.89 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 12.98 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9 | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 10.14 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 10.35 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.73 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 11.32 | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 9.93 | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 8.77 | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 9.29 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 9.3 | +0.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 9.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.71, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.84 | 10.34 | 11.34 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.95 | 10.14 | 13.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.72 | 8.77 | 11.32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Peru?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Peru was 9.3 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 13.24 in 2014.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.77 in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Peru ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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