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Overweight in adults — Peru

Overweight in adults in Peru in 2024 — 70.4%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 39 pp.

2024 70.4% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 172of 199
Period maximum 70.4%2024
Period minimum 31.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Peru, 1980–202430405060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 31.4%1981: 32%1982: 32.6%1983: 33.2%1984: 33.8%1985: 34.4%1986: 35%1987: 35.6%1988: 36.3%1989: 37%1990: 37.6%1991: 38.3%1992: 39%1993: 39.8%1994: 40.5%1995: 41.2%1996: 42%1997: 42.8%1998: 43.6%1999: 44.4%2000: 45.2%2001: 46%2002: 46.8%2003: 47.6%2004: 48.5%2005: 49.4%2006: 50.4%2007: 51.4%2008: 52.4%2009: 53.5%2010: 54.7%2011: 55.9%2012: 57.1%2013: 58.2%2014: 59.4%2015: 60.6%2016: 61.8%2017: 62.9%2018: 64.1%2019: 65.2%2020: 66.3%2021: 67.3%2022: 68.4%2023: 69.4%2024: 70.4%
Change over the period: +39 pp Annual average: 0.89 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Peru

Peru 70.4%
World computed 43.7%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 66.7%
South America computed 65.7%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 48.3%
Overweight in adults — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 70.4 +1 pp
2023 69.4 +1 pp
2022 68.4 +1 pp
2021 67.3 +1.1 pp
2020 66.3 +1.1 pp
2019 65.2 +1.1 pp
2018 64.1 +1.1 pp
2017 62.9 +1.2 pp
2016 61.8 +1.2 pp
2015 60.6 +1.2 pp
2014 59.4 +1.2 pp
2013 58.2 +1.2 pp
2012 57.1 +1.2 pp
2011 55.9 +1.2 pp
2010 54.7 +1.1 pp
2009 53.5 +1.1 pp
2008 52.4 +1.1 pp
2007 51.4 +1 pp
2006 50.4 +1 pp
2005 49.4 +0.9 pp
2004 48.5 +0.9 pp
2003 47.6 +0.8 pp
2002 46.8 +0.8 pp
2001 46 +0.8 pp
2000 45.2 +0.8 pp
1999 44.4 +0.8 pp
1998 43.6 +0.8 pp
1997 42.8 +0.8 pp
1996 42 +0.8 pp
1995 41.2 +0.7 pp
1994 40.5 +0.7 pp
1993 39.8 +0.7 pp
1992 39 +0.7 pp
1991 38.3 +0.7 pp
1990 37.6 +0.7 pp
1989 37 +0.7 pp
1988 36.3 +0.7 pp
1987 35.6 +0.6 pp
1986 35 +0.6 pp
1985 34.4 +0.6 pp
1984 33.8 +0.6 pp
1983 33.2 +0.6 pp
1982 32.6 +0.6 pp
1981 32 +0.6 pp
1980 31.4 —

South America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

VE Venezuela 52.9 GY Guyana 57.9 SR Suriname 59.9 CO Colombia 61.1 BR Brazil 65 BO Bolivia 66.3 EC Ecuador 68.1 UY Uruguay 69.2 AR Argentina 70 PE Peru 70.4 PY Paraguay 71.5 CL Chile 80.2
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Peru

Nutrition Obesity in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.

Peru by year Nutrition Underweight in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.

Peru by year Diseases Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseases

The chance for a thirty-year-old of dying before 70 of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or respiratory disease.

Peru by year Nutrition Tobacco use prevalence

The share of adults who use tobacco in any form.

Peru by year Nutrition Access to clean water

The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.

Peru by year Nutrition Access to basic sanitation

The share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.

Peru by year
All indicators for Peru