Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Peru
Peru: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 1.39 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Peru, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Peru is 1.39, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Peru peaked at 1.82 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.16, in 2011.
That places Peru 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.82 | — |
| 1991 | 1.77 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.72 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.67 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.63 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.58 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.54 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.46 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.42 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.38 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.21 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.16 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.22 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.27 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.31 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.35 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.39 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 | 1.42 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1.17 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.39 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Peru?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Peru was 1.39 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Peru ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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