Share of children who are overweight in Peru
Peru: Share of children who are overweight was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Peru is 9.0%, measured 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, share of children who are overweight in Peru peaked at 9.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2014.
Peru ranks 46th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | 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. (54 countries reporting)
- Peru's 9.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.1× the median. (27 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 reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Peru?
- Share of children who are overweight in Peru was 9.0% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Peru ranks 46th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are 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 UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).