Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Peru
Peru: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 41.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
41.13
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
25th
of 193 countries
All-time high
41.13
in 2022
All-time low
16.14
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Peru, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Peru is 41.13, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Peru peaked at 41.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.14, in 1990.
Peru ranks 25th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.14 | — |
| 1991 | 16.44 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 16.75 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 17.05 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 17.36 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 17.67 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 17.97 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 18.27 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.57 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 18.86 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 19.15 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 19.44 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.74 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 20.06 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.41 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 20.81 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 21.28 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 21.81 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 22.44 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 23.18 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 24.03 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 25 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 26.08 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 27.28 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 28.56 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 29.91 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 31.34 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 32.85 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 34.43 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 36.07 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 37.75 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 39.43 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 41.13 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.51 | 16.14 | 18.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.83 | 19.15 | 23.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.55 | 24.03 | 36.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.44 | 37.75 | 41.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 22 Lebanon 41.82 compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 41.74 compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 41.4 compare
- 26 Argentina 41.09 compare
- 27 Bahrain 40.51 compare
- 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.35 compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Peru?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Peru was 41.13 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 41.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.14 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. 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 Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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