Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Peru
Peru: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.0%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
46th
of 162 countries
All-time high
9.6%
in 2000
All-time low
8.1%
in 2014
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 9.0% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Peru peaked at 9.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2014.
That places Peru 46th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Peru's 9.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Peru?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Peru was 9.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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