Peru is currently observing a prevalence of overweight in children under 5 of 9%, marking a decrease of 0.7% (-7.2%) compared to 2021.
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 in Peru
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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97%
+2%
(2022)
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0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.5
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar233
+intl dollar61
(2021)
Birth registration
96.4%
-1.6%
(2020)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
55%
-0.6%
(2020)
Peru Overweight children between 1991 and 2022
| Period | Overweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.3% |