Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Peru
Peru: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 27.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Peru, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 27.29 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Peru peaked at 27.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.75, in 1990.
That places Peru 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.75 | — |
| 1991 | 9.04 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 9.33 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 9.64 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 9.95 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.28 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 10.62 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 10.98 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 11.35 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 11.74 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.13 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 12.53 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 12.93 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 13.35 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.79 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 14.24 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 14.72 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 15.24 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.8 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.4 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.05 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 17.74 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 18.46 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 19.22 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 20.01 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 20.82 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 21.67 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 22.55 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23.45 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 24.38 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 25.33 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 27.29 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.17 | 8.75 | 11.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.11 | 12.13 | 16.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.54 | 17.05 | 24.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.31 | 25.33 | 27.29 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Peru?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Peru was 27.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 27.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Peru ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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