Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Peru
Peru: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 68.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Peru, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Peru is 68.09, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Peru peaked at 68.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.78, in 1990.
That places Peru 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.78 | — |
| 1991 | 38.48 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 39.2 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 39.93 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 40.67 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 41.42 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 42.18 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 42.96 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 43.75 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 44.55 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 45.35 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 46.15 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 46.96 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 47.78 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 48.63 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.51 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 50.44 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.4 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 52.42 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 53.48 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 54.58 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 55.71 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 56.84 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 57.97 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 59.1 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 60.22 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 61.35 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 62.48 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 63.61 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 64.73 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 65.86 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 66.98 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 68.09 | +1.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 68.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.16, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 68.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.53, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.09 | 37.78 | 44.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.21 | 45.35 | 53.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.66 | 54.58 | 64.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.98 | 65.86 | 68.09 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Peru?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Peru was 68.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 68.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.78 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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