Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru
Peru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 9.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru peaked at 10.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2015.
That places Peru 46th out of 163 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.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 9.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 9.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.4%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru was 9.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2015.
- How does Peru rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.