Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Peru
Peru: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Peru recorded 9.0% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Peru peaked at 9.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2014.
That places Peru 52nd out of 180 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 9.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More infrastructure data for Peru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Peru?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Peru was 9.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Peru ranks 52nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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