Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Peru
Peru: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.01 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Peru, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Peru stood at 1.01. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Peru peaked at 2.53 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2022.
Peru ranks 183rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.53 | — |
| 1991 | 2.46 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.39 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 2.33 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.28 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.22 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.17 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.11 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.06 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.01 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.96 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.92 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.87 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.83 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.72 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.67 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.63 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.58 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.48 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.43 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.38 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.33 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.28 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.23 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.19 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.15 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.11 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.26 | 2.01 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.58 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.11 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Peru?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Peru was 1.01 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Peru ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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