Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Peru
Peru: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 9.03 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.03
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
11th
of 27 countries
All-time high
9.6
in 2000
All-time low
8.07
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 9.03 for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Peru peaked at 9.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.07, in 2017.
That places Peru 11th out of 27 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 (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6 | — |
| 2001 | 9.55 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.48 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 9.4 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.31 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.2 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.04 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.89 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.74 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.59 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.46 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.37 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.28 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.14 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.09 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.07 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.07 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.09 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.13 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.22 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.34 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.51 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.74 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 9.03 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.18 | 8.59 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.19 | 8.07 | 8.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 | 8.22 | 9.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 8 Panama 10.86 compare
- 9 Cuba 10.55 compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.89 compare
- 12 Chile 8.74 compare
- 13 El Salvador 8.46 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 7.87 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Peru?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Peru was 9.03 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Peru ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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