Children moderately or severely overweight in Peru
Peru: Children moderately or severely overweight was 242.4 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
242.4 num th
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
41st
of 180 countries
All-time high
296.7 num th
in 2000
All-time low
219.2 num th
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Peru is 242.4 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Peru peaked at 296.7 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 219.2 num th, in 2018.
Peru ranks 41st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Peru, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 296.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 292.8 num th | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 288 num th | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 283.3 num th | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 278.8 num th | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 274.4 num th | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 269.1 num th | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 264.6 num th | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 259.5 num th | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 253.6 num th | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 247.3 num th | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 242.2 num th | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 236.7 num th | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 231.7 num th | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 227.4 num th | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 224 num th | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 221.2 num th | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 219.4 num th | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 219.2 num th | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 220.3 num th | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 222.2 num th | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 225.2 num th | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 229.5 num th | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 235.2 num th | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 242.4 num th | +3.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 242.4 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 6.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 242.4 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 5.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276.08 num th | 253.6 num th | 296.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 228.94 num th | 219.2 num th | 247.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 230.9 num th | 222.2 num th | 242.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 38 Mozambique 256.1 num th compare
- 39 Melanesia 246 num th compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 245.6 num th compare
- 42 Colombia 239.9 num th compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 227.6 num th compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 223.7 num th compare
More development goals data for Peru
- Red List Index 0.7543 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18.94 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 851.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Peru?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Peru was 242.4 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 296.7 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 219.2 num th in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Peru ranks 41st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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