Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Peru
Peru: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 14.01 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.01
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
3rd
of 17 countries
All-time high
14.01
in 2025
All-time low
7.31
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Peru, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Peru is 14.01, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Peru peaked at 14.01 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.31, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.31 | — |
| 2009 | 8.27 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 8.63 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 10.14 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 10.54 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 10.49 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.34 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 11.82 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 12.56 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 11.91 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.98 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 11.74 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 11 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 13.23 | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 13.31 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.19 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 13.03 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 14.01 | +7.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 14.01 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.17, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.79 | 7.31 | 8.27 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.02 | 8.63 | 12.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.79 | 11 | 14.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 1 Serbia 17.41 compare
- 2 Puerto Rico 15.22 compare
- 4 Madagascar 13.37 compare
- 5 Seychelles 13.31 compare
- 6 Spain 13.26 compare
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 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Peru?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Peru was 14.01 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14.01 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.31 in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Peru ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 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 UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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