Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru
Peru: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 8.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru, 1991–2023
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Peru recorded 8.1% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru peaked at 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2023.
Peru ranks 23rd of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.9% | — |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -34.9% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -18.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 8.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Peru's 8.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 10.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 12.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 11.6% | 4 |
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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 8.1% in 2023, according to UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% 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.