Perú
Upper-middle income
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Prevalencia de obesidad
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 30,631 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2024/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2024.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2024. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 31,970 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2023. https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1951/libro.pdf [Accessed 30.09.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2023. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2021
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 31,166 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2021. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2021/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2021.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2021. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 32,858 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2020). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2019. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2019/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2019.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2019. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2017-2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 18-59 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1084 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Informe Técnico de la Vigilancia Alimentaria Nutricional por Etapas de Vida: Adultos. MINISTERIO DE SALUD DEL PERÚ Available at https://web.ins.gob.pe/sites/default/files/Archivos/cenan/van/sala_nutricional/sala_3/2021/Informe%20Tecnico-%20Estado%20nutricional%20en%20adultos%20de%2018%20a%2059%20a%C3%B1os%2CVIANEV%202017-2018.pdf (last accessed 12.04.23) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 31,613 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2017). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2016. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/doc_salud/Enfermedades_no_transmisibles_y_transmisibles_2016.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2016. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 23495 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INE/Perú. 2015. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 17,453 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2015). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/doc_salud/Enfermedades_no_transmisibles_y_transmisibles_2014.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2014. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m2. Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2013
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6,175 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2014). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2013. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/doc_salud/Enfermedades_no_transmisibles_y_transmisibles_2013.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2013. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2012
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 22866 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI/Perú. 2013. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2012. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2012-2013
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 20535 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Pajuelo, Jaime & Torres, Harold & Rebatta, Fernando & Zamora, Rosa. (2019). Obesidad no morbida y morbida del adulto en el Perú, 1975 - 2013. Anales de la Facultad de Medicina. 80. 317-21. 10.15381/anales.803.16851. |
| Notas: | NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 21.10.20)' |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2007-2008
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 20192 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI/Peru and ORC Macro. 2009. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2007-2008. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2000
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8372 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informática - INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2001. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar 2000. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú and Macro International. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 1998-2000
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 18-59 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2337 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Jacoby E, Goldstein J, Lopez A, Nunez E and Lopez T. (2003). Social class, family and life-style factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in Peruvian cities. Reventative Medicine, 37: 396 - 405. |
| Notas: | NB. Combined adult data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 19.10.20)' |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 1992
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 5200 |
| Referencias: | Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 |
| Notas: | The data from this paper was sourced from the Demographic Health Survey Programme https://dhsprogram.com/ Central Statistical Office and Macro International. Calverton, Maryland, USA |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2017-2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1062 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Salud. (2023). Informe Técnico: Estado Nutricional en niños de 6 a 13 años - VIANEV 2017-2018. https://www.gob.pe/institucion/ins/informes-publicaciones/4202391-informe-tecnico-estado-nutricional-en-ninos-de-6-a-13-anos-vianev-2017-2018 [Accessed 25.08.25] |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Niños, 2013-2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 5-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2801 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Carolina Tarqui-Mamani, Doris Alvarez-Dongo, Paula Espinoza-Oriundo. Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in Peruvian primary school children. Rev. salud pública 20 (2) Mar-Apr 2018 ¬ï https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.V20n2.68082 |
| Notas: | WHO Cut off Used |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2010
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 13-15 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2882 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/2010_GSHS_FS_Peru.pdf?ua=1 (last accessed 25.11.20) |
| Notas: | WHO cutoffs. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2009
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 7-8 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1737 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Preston EC, Ariana P, Penny ME, Frost M, Plugge E. Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and associated factors in Peru. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2015;38(6):472-8 |
| Notas: | Prevalence of overweight and obesity by Maternal Education. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was assessed using body mass index-for age Z-scores. The 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) international growth reference curves for children 5–19 years of age described by De Onis were used to compare children of the same age and gender. “Overweight” and “Obese” variables were defined as BMI-for-age Z-scores of ≥ 1 and ≥ 2, respectively. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2002
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 7-8 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 710 |
| Referencias: | Carrillo-Larco RM, Miranda JJ, Bernabe-Ortiz A. Wealth index and risk of childhood overweight and obesity: evidence from four prospective cohorts in Peru and Vietnam. Int J Public Health, 2015 Nov 24. |
| Notas: | IOTF Cut-off |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
0-5 years, 2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6933 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2022-2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7306 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2022 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2021
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7678 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2021 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2020-2021
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6203 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2020 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2019
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8291 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2019 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8839 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2018 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2017
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9262 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2017 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10517 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2016 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-3 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 948327 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional por etapas de vida - VIANEV 2016. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. NB. Age interval 0-35 months; unadjusted |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 11080 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2015 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015-2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-3 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 663276 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional por etapas de vida – 2015-16 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. NB. Age interval 0-35 months; unadjusted |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2014
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9117 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8259 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2013. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, 2014. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2012
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9175 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2012. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2013 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2011
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8850 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2011. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2012 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
Chicas, 2011
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8851 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2011. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2012 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2011-2012
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1999573 |
| Referencias: | Other: Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares, Peru 2011 y 2012 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8682 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2011 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2009
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9129 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2009. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2010 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2009-2011
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2465357 |
| Referencias: | Other: Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2009 y 2011 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2008
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7818 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar. Informe principal: ENDES continua 2007-2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2009 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1889 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES Continua 2005. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2001
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1239 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2001 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10514 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru and Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion y ORC Macro, 2001 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
Chicas, 2000
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10515 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru and Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion y ORC Macro, 2001 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1501 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2000 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1999
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1676 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1999 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1998
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1819 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1998 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1997
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1438 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1997 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1996
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 13513 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Peru demographic and health survey 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion. Lima, Peru, 1997 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1991-1992
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7098 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 1991/1992. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru, 1992 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
% Adults (15+) living with obesity by education level
Men and women
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Notas: | ENDES. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults (15+) living with obesity, 2013-2024
Men and women
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Notas: | ENDES. Standard obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
Mujeres
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Notas: | ENDES. Standard obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
Hombres
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Notas: | ENDES. Standard obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults (15+) living with overweight or obesity, 2013-2024
Men and women
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Notas: | ENDES. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
Mujeres
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Notas: | ENDES. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
Hombres
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Notas: | ENDES. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults living with obesity by ethnic self-identification
Men and women
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2019-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | ENDES. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults living with obesity by region
Men and women
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Notas: | ENDES. Standard obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, obesity refers to BMI ≥32 kg/m2. Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults living with obesity by wealth quintile
Men and women
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2014-2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/ |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | ENDES. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 g/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults living with obesity in Peru 1992-2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | 1992: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2000: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informática - INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2001. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar 2000. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2007: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI/Peru and ORC Macro. 2009. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2007-2008. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro. 2012: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI/Perú. 2013. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2012. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru. 2014: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INE/Perú. 2015. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | Adults aged 15 to 49 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity in Peru 1992-2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Referencias: | 1992: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 2000: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informática - INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2001. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar 2000. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2007: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI/Peru and ORC Macro. 2009. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2007-2008. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro. 2012: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI/Perú. 2013. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2012. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru. 2014: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INE/Perú. 2015. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | Adults aged 15 to 49 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
% Adults living with obesity in selected countries in the Americas Region 1960-2018, países seleccionados
Hombres
| Referencias: | 1960, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1991: Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Kuczmarski RJ, Johnson CL. Overweight and obesity in the United States: prevalence and trends, 1960-1994. International Journal of Obesity (1998);22:39-47 1975: Monteiro CA, Conde WL, Popking BM. Is obesity replacing or adding to undernutrition? Evidence from different social classes in Brazil. 2002. Public Health Nutrition:51(1A), 105-112 1988: Berrios X, Jadue I, Zenteno J, Ross MI, Rodriguez H. Prevalencia de factores de riesgo para enfermedades cronicas. Estudio de la poblacion general de la region Metropolitana, 1986-1987. Rev. Med. Chile. 1990;118:597-604 1992: Uauy R, Albal C, Kain J. Obesity Trends in Latin America: Transiting from Under-to Overweight. Journal of Nutrition 2001;131:S893-S899 1994, 1995: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 1997: Filozof C, Gonzales C, Sereday M, Mazza C, Braguinsky J. Obesity prevalence and trends in Latin American countries. Obesity Reviews, 2001;2:99-196 1998: Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE/Guatemala and Macro International. 1999. Guatemala Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 1998-1999. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE/Guatemala and Macro International. 1999: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ 2000: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informática - INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2001. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar 2000. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2001: Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. JAMA 2006;295(13):1549-1555 2002: Monteiro CA, Conde WL and Popkin BA. (2007). Income-specific trends in obesity in Brazil: 1975 - 2003. American Journal of Public Health, 97 (10): 1808 - 1812. 2003: 2003 ENS Report. Final results on the National Health Survey. Http://epi.minsal.cl/epi/html/invest/ENS/informeFinalENS.pdf. 2004: Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar. Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional (ENSIN), 2005. (2006). Available at: https://www.icbf.gov.co/sites/default/files/libro_2005.pdf [Accessed 18.07.25] 2005: 1st Argentinian National Survey of Risk Factors (Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo). Results from 1-3rd survey reported in the 4th survey report: https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/publicaciones/enfr_2018_resultados_definitivos.pdf 2006: Olaiz-Fernández G, Rivera-Dommarco J, Shamah-Levy T, Rojas R, Villalpando-Hernández S, Hernández-Avila M, Sepúlveda-Amor J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2006. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2006. (National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006). 2007: Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Ogden CL and Curtin LR. (2010). Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2008. Journal of the American Medical Association, 303 (3): 235 - 241. 2008: Ministério da Saúde. Pesquisa de Orcamentos Familiares 2008-9. Antrompoetria E Esado Nutricional de Crianças, Adolescentes E Adultos No Brasil. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografi a e Estatística (IBGE) 2010. 2009: NHANES Survey - Published in Flegal KM, Carrolll MD, Kit BK, Ogden CL. Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in the Distribution of Body Mass Index Among US Adults, 1999-2010. JAMA Published online January 17, 2012. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.39 2010: ENSIN 2010. Available at https://www.minsalud.gov.co/ (last accessed 05.10.20) 2011: Ruopeng An, “Prevalence and Trends of Adult Obesity in the US, 1999–2012”, ISRN Obesity, vol. 2014, Article ID 185132, 6 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/185132 2012: Cayemittes, Michel, Michelle Fatuma Busangu, Jean de Dieu Bizimana, Bernard Barrère, Blaise Sévère, Viviane Cayemittes and Emmanuel Charles. 2013. Enquête Mortalité, Morbidité et Utilisation des Services, Haïti, 2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population - MSPP/Haïti , l’Institut Haïtien de l’Enfance - IHE, and ICF International. 2013: FERREIRA, Arthur Pate de Souza; SZWARCWALD, Célia Landmann and DAMACENA, Giseli Nogueira. Prevalence of obesity and associated factors in the Brazilian population: a study of data from the 2013 National Health Survey. Rev. bras. epidemiol. [online]. 2019, vol.22 [cited 2019-05-16], e190024. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2019000100420&lng=en&nrm=iso. Epub Apr 01, 2019. ISSN 1415-790X. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720190024. 2014: Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social - MSPAS/Guatemala, Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE/Guatemala, Secretaría de Planificación y Programación del la Presidencia - Segeplán/Guatemala and ICF International. 2017. Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 2014-2015: Informe Final. Rockville, Maryland, USA: MSPAS, INE, Segeplán and ICF International. 2015: ENSIN 2015. Available at https://www.minsalud.gov.co/ (last accessed 18.07.25) 2016: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Medio Camino 2016 2017: Pickens, C. M., Flores-Ayala, R., Addo, O. Y., Whitehead, R. D., Jr, Palmieri, M., Ramirez-Zea, M., Hong, Y., & Jefferds, M. E. (2020). Prevalence and Predictors of High Blood Pressure Among Women of Reproductive Age and Children Aged 10 to 14 Years in Guatemala. Preventing chronic disease, 17, E66. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.190403 2018: 4th National Survey, Full report available at https://www.indec.gob.ar/indec/web/Nivel4-Tema-4-32-68 (last accessed 29.04.20) 2019: Pesquisa nacional de saúde : 2019 : ciclos de vida : Brasil / IBGE, Coordenação de Trabalho e Rendimento. - Rio de Janeiro : IBGE, 2021. Available at https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/social/health/16840-national-survey-of-health.html?=&t=resultados (last accessed 04.04.23) 2020: Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, GaonaPineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E, Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2020 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2021. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2020/doctos/informes/ensanutCovid19ResultadosNacionales.pdf (Accessed 11.01.2022) 2021: Reanalysis of NHANES 2021-2023 by Rachel Jackson Leach, World Obesity Federation 2022: Campos-Nonato I, Galván-Valencia O,Hernández-Barrera L, Oviedo-Solís C, Barquera S.Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in Mexican adults: results of the Ensanut 2022.Salud Publica Mex. 2023;65(supl 1): S238-S247.https://doi.org/10.21149/14809. Available at https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14809/12424 (last accessed 11.12.23) 2023: Shamah-Levy T, Lazcano-Ponce EC, Cuevas-Nasu L, Romero-Martínez M, Gaona-Pineda EB, Gómez-Acosta LM, Mendoza-Alvarado LR, Méndez-Gómez-Humarán I. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua 2023. Resultados Nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2024. |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
Mujeres
| Referencias: | 1960, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1991: Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Kuczmarski RJ, Johnson CL. Overweight and obesity in the United States: prevalence and trends, 1960-1994. International Journal of Obesity (1998);22:39-47 1975: Monteiro CA, Conde WL, Popking BM. Is obesity replacing or adding to undernutrition? Evidence from different social classes in Brazil. 2002. Public Health Nutrition:51(1A), 105-112 1988: Berrios X, Jadue I, Zenteno J, Ross MI, Rodriguez H. Prevalencia de factores de riesgo para enfermedades cronicas. Estudio de la poblacion general de la region Metropolitana, 1986-1987. Rev. Med. Chile. 1990;118:597-604 1992: Uauy R, Albal C, Kain J. Obesity Trends in Latin America: Transiting from Under-to Overweight. Journal of Nutrition 2001;131:S893-S899 1994, 1995: Martorell R, Khan LK, Hughes ML, Grummer Strawn LM. Obesity in women from developing countries. EJCN (2000) 54;247-252 1997: Filozof C, Gonzales C, Sereday M, Mazza C, Braguinsky J. Obesity prevalence and trends in Latin American countries. Obesity Reviews, 2001;2:99-196 1998: Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE/Guatemala and Macro International. 1999. Guatemala Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 1998-1999. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE/Guatemala and Macro International. 1999: Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ 2000: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informática - INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2001. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar 2000. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú and Macro International. 2001: Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, McDowell MA, Tabak CJ, Flegal KM. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004. JAMA 2006;295(13):1549-1555 2002: Monteiro CA, Conde WL and Popkin BA. (2007). Income-specific trends in obesity in Brazil: 1975 - 2003. American Journal of Public Health, 97 (10): 1808 - 1812. 2003: 2003 ENS Report. Final results on the National Health Survey. Http://epi.minsal.cl/epi/html/invest/ENS/informeFinalENS.pdf. 2004: Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar. Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional (ENSIN), 2005. (2006). Available at: https://www.icbf.gov.co/sites/default/files/libro_2005.pdf [Accessed 18.07.25] 2005: 1st Argentinian National Survey of Risk Factors (Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo). Results from 1-3rd survey reported in the 4th survey report: https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/publicaciones/enfr_2018_resultados_definitivos.pdf 2006: Olaiz-Fernández G, Rivera-Dommarco J, Shamah-Levy T, Rojas R, Villalpando-Hernández S, Hernández-Avila M, Sepúlveda-Amor J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2006. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2006. (National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006). 2007: Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Ogden CL and Curtin LR. (2010). Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2008. Journal of the American Medical Association, 303 (3): 235 - 241. 2008: Ministério da Saúde. Pesquisa de Orcamentos Familiares 2008-9. Antrompoetria E Esado Nutricional de Crianças, Adolescentes E Adultos No Brasil. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografi a e Estatística (IBGE) 2010. 2009: NHANES Survey - Published in Flegal KM, Carrolll MD, Kit BK, Ogden CL. Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in the Distribution of Body Mass Index Among US Adults, 1999-2010. JAMA Published online January 17, 2012. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.39 2010: ENSIN 2010. Available at https://www.minsalud.gov.co/ (last accessed 05.10.20) 2011: Ruopeng An, “Prevalence and Trends of Adult Obesity in the US, 1999–2012”, ISRN Obesity, vol. 2014, Article ID 185132, 6 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/185132 2012: Cayemittes, Michel, Michelle Fatuma Busangu, Jean de Dieu Bizimana, Bernard Barrère, Blaise Sévère, Viviane Cayemittes and Emmanuel Charles. 2013. Enquête Mortalité, Morbidité et Utilisation des Services, Haïti, 2012. Calverton, Maryland, USA: Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population - MSPP/Haïti , l’Institut Haïtien de l’Enfance - IHE, and ICF International. 2013: FERREIRA, Arthur Pate de Souza; SZWARCWALD, Célia Landmann and DAMACENA, Giseli Nogueira. Prevalence of obesity and associated factors in the Brazilian population: a study of data from the 2013 National Health Survey. Rev. bras. epidemiol. [online]. 2019, vol.22 [cited 2019-05-16], e190024. Available from: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2019000100420&lng=en&nrm=iso. Epub Apr 01, 2019. ISSN 1415-790X. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720190024. 2014: Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social - MSPAS/Guatemala, Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE/Guatemala, Secretaría de Planificación y Programación del la Presidencia - Segeplán/Guatemala and ICF International. 2017. Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 2014-2015: Informe Final. Rockville, Maryland, USA: MSPAS, INE, Segeplán and ICF International. 2015: ENSIN 2015. Available at https://www.minsalud.gov.co/ (last accessed 18.07.25) 2016: Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Medio Camino 2016 2017: Pickens, C. M., Flores-Ayala, R., Addo, O. Y., Whitehead, R. D., Jr, Palmieri, M., Ramirez-Zea, M., Hong, Y., & Jefferds, M. E. (2020). Prevalence and Predictors of High Blood Pressure Among Women of Reproductive Age and Children Aged 10 to 14 Years in Guatemala. Preventing chronic disease, 17, E66. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.190403 2018: 4th National Survey, Full report available at https://www.indec.gob.ar/indec/web/Nivel4-Tema-4-32-68 (last accessed 29.04.20) 2019: Pesquisa nacional de saúde : 2019 : ciclos de vida : Brasil / IBGE, Coordenação de Trabalho e Rendimento. - Rio de Janeiro : IBGE, 2021. Available at https://www.ibge.gov.br/en/statistics/social/health/16840-national-survey-of-health.html?=&t=resultados (last accessed 04.04.23) 2020: Shamah-Levy T, Romero-Martínez M, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cuevas-Nasu L, Bautista-Arredondo S, Colchero MA, GaonaPineda EB, Lazcano-Ponce E, Martínez-Barnetche J, Alpuche-Arana C, Rivera-Dommarco J. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2020 sobre Covid-19. Resultados nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2021. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanutcontinua2020/doctos/informes/ensanutCovid19ResultadosNacionales.pdf (Accessed 11.01.2022) 2021: Reanalysis of NHANES 2021-2023 by Rachel Jackson Leach, World Obesity Federation 2022: Campos-Nonato I, Galván-Valencia O,Hernández-Barrera L, Oviedo-Solís C, Barquera S.Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in Mexican adults: results of the Ensanut 2022.Salud Publica Mex. 2023;65(supl 1): S238-S247.https://doi.org/10.21149/14809. Available at https://saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/14809/12424 (last accessed 11.12.23) 2023: Shamah-Levy T, Lazcano-Ponce EC, Cuevas-Nasu L, Romero-Martínez M, Gaona-Pineda EB, Gómez-Acosta LM, Mendoza-Alvarado LR, Méndez-Gómez-Humarán I. Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua 2023. Resultados Nacionales. Cuernavaca, México: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2024. |
| Es posible que se hayan utilizado diferentes metodologías para recopilar estos datos y, por lo tanto, los resultados de las diferentes encuestas no siempre son estrictamente comparables. Consulte las fuentes de datos originales para informarse sobre las metodologías utilizadas. | |
Sobrepeso/obesidad según nivel de estudios
Mujeres, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 29467 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. Peru: Demographic and Family Health Survey, Endes 2024. https://www.gob.pe/en/institucion/inei/informes-publicaciones/6813623-peru-demographic-and-family-health-survey-endes-2024 [Accessed 25.09.25] |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 30,631 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2024/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2024.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2024. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2020
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 21362 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | INEI (2021) Peru Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Familiar Endes 2020. Available at https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1795/ (last accessed 28.03.23 |
| Notas: | Some self report data may have been included due to COVID 19 pandemic |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 32,858 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. (2020). Peru: Non-communicable and Communicable Diseases 2019. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2019/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2019.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2019. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 23497 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INE/Perú. 2015. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 26,216 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2016). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2015. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/doc_salud/Enfermedades_no_transmisibles_y_transmisibles_2015.pdf [Accessed 02.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2014. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2008
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 22151 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Poterico JA, Stanojevic S, Ruiz P, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Miranda JJ. The Association between Socioeconomic Status and Obesity in Peruvian Women. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md). 2012;20(11):2283-2289. doi:10.1038/oby.2011.288. |
| Notas: | Education level, based on the number of years of education attained, was categorized separately into quartiles for rural and urban areas, and merged into a single variable. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2013-2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 5-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2801 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Carolina Tarqui-Mamani, Doris Alvarez-Dongo, Paula Espinoza-Oriundo. Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in Peruvian primary school children. Rev. salud pública 20 (2) Mar-Apr 2018 ¬ï https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.V20n2.68082 |
| Notas: | WHO Cut Off Points Used Education based on Parental educational status |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2009
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 7-8 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1737 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Preston EC, Ariana P, Penny ME, Frost M, Plugge E. Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and associated factors in Peru. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2015;38(6):472-8 |
| Notas: | Prevalence of overweight and obesity by Maternal Education. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was assessed using body mass index-for age Z-scores. The 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) international growth reference curves for children 5–19 years of age described by De Onis were used to compare children of the same age and gender. “Overweight” and “Obese” variables were defined as BMI-for-age Z-scores of ≥ 1 and ≥ 2, respectively. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
0-5 years, 2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6868 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2022-2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7223 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2022 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2020-2021
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6203 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2020 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2019
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8291 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2019 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8839 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2018 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2017
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9262 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2017 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10517 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2016 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 11080 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2015 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2014
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9117 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8259 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2013. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, 2014. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2012
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9175 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2012. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2013 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2011
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8850 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2011. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2012 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8682 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2011 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2009
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9129 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2009. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2010 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2008
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7818 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar. Informe principal: ENDES continua 2007-2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2009 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1889 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES Continua 2005. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2001
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1085 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2001 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10514 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru and Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion y ORC Macro, 2001 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1339 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2000 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1999
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1608 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1999 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1998
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1720 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1998 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1997
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1299 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1997 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1996
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 13513 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Peru demographic and health survey 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion. Lima, Peru, 1997 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1991-1992
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7098 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 1991/1992. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru, 1992 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
Sobrepeso/obesidad por edad
Mujeres, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 29,467 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. Peru: Demographic and Family Health Survey, Endes 2024. https://www.gob.pe/en/institucion/inei/informes-publicaciones/6813623-peru-demographic-and-family-health-survey-endes-2024 [Accessed 25.09.25] |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 30,631 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. (2025). Peru: Non-communicable and Communicable Diseases 2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2024/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2024.pdf [Accessed 10/01/25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2024. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2020
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 21362 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | INEI (2021) Peru Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Familiar Endes 2020. Available at https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1795/ (last accessed 28.03.23 |
| Notas: | Possibiility of some self report data included as collated during COVID 19 Pandemic |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 32,858 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. (2020). Peru: Non-communicable and Communicable Diseases 2019. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2019/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2019.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2019. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2017-2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1084 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Informe Técnico de la Vigilancia Alimentaria Nutricional por Etapas de Vida: Adultos. MINISTERIO DE SALUD DEL PERÚ Available at https://web.ins.gob.pe/sites/default/files/Archivos/cenan/van/sala_nutricional/sala_3/2021/Informe%20Tecnico-%20Estado%20nutricional%20en%20adultos%20de%2018%20a%2059%20a%C3%B1os%2CVIANEV%202017-2018.pdf (last accessed 12.04.23) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 23497 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INE/Perú. 2015. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 26,216 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2016). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2015. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/doc_salud/Enfermedades_no_transmisibles_y_transmisibles_2015.pdf [Accessed 02.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2014. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2012-2013
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 20535 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Pajuelo, Jaime & Torres, Harold & Rebatta, Fernando & Zamora, Rosa. (2019). Obesidad no morbida y morbida del adulto en el Perú, 1975 - 2013. Anales de la Facultad de Medicina. 80. 317-21. 10.15381/anales.803.16851. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2017-2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1062 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Salud. (2023). Informe Técnico: Estado Nutricional en niños de 6 a 13 años - VIANEV 2017-2018. https://www.gob.pe/institucion/ins/informes-publicaciones/4202391-informe-tecnico-estado-nutricional-en-ninos-de-6-a-13-anos-vianev-2017-2018 [Accessed 25.08.25] |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Niños, 2017-2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 605 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Health. (2023). Technical Report: Nutritional Status of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 and Adults Aged 60 and Over; VIANEV 2017-2018. https://www.gob.pe/institucion/ins/informes-publicaciones/4202394-estado-nutricional-de-los-adolescentes-de-12-a-17-anos-y-adultos-mayores-de-60-anos-a-mas-vianev-2017-2018 [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Niños, 2013-2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2801 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Carolina Tarqui-Mamani, Doris Alvarez-Dongo, Paula Espinoza-Oriundo. Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in Peruvian primary school children. Rev. salud pública 20 (2) Mar-Apr 2018 • https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.V20n2.68082 |
| Notas: | WHO Cut Off Points Used |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Sobrepeso/obesidad por región
Mujeres, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 29,467 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. Peru: Demographic and Family Health Survey, Endes 2024. https://www.gob.pe/en/institucion/inei/informes-publicaciones/6813623-peru-demographic-and-family-health-survey-endes-2024 [Accessed 25.09.25] |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 30,631 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2024/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2024.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2024. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m2. Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 30,631 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2024/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2024.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2024. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m2. Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 35787 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Perú: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar 2022 - Nacional y Departamental. Available at https://www.gob.pe/institucion/inei/informes-publicaciones/4233597-peru-encuesta-demografica-y-de-salud-familiar-endes-2022 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 32,858 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2020). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2019. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2019/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2019.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2019. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2017-2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 18-59 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1084 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Informe Técnico de la Vigilancia Alimentaria Nutricional por Etapas de Vida: Adultos. MINISTERIO DE SALUD DEL PERÚ Available at https://web.ins.gob.pe/sites/default/files/Archivos/cenan/van/sala_nutricional/sala_3/2021/Informe%20Tecnico-%20Estado%20nutricional%20en%20adultos%20de%2018%20a%2059%20a%C3%B1os%2CVIANEV%202017-2018.pdf (last accessed 13.04.23) |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 31,613 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2017). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2016. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/doc_salud/Enfermedades_no_transmisibles_y_transmisibles_2016.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2016. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 23497 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INE/Perú. 2015. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 23497 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INE/Perú. 2015. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 26,216 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2016). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2015. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/doc_salud/Enfermedades_no_transmisibles_y_transmisibles_2015.pdf [Accessed 02.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2014. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2012-2013
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 20535 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Pajuelo, Jaime & Torres, Harold & Rebatta, Fernando & Zamora, Rosa. (2019). Obesidad no morbida y morbida del adulto en el Perú, 1975 - 2013. Anales de la Facultad de Medicina. 80. 317-21. 10.15381/anales.803.16851. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2008
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 22151 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Poterico JA, Stanojevic S, Ruiz P, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Miranda JJ. The Association between Socioeconomic Status and Obesity in Peruvian Women. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md). 2012;20(11):2283-2289. doi:10.1038/oby.2011.288. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2017-2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 6-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1062 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Salud. (2023). Informe Técnico: Estado Nutricional en niños de 6 a 13 años - VIANEV 2017-2018. https://www.gob.pe/institucion/ins/informes-publicaciones/4202391-informe-tecnico-estado-nutricional-en-ninos-de-6-a-13-anos-vianev-2017-2018 [Accessed 25.08.25] |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Niños, 2013-2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 5-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2801 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Carolina Tarqui-Mamani, Doris Alvarez-Dongo, Paula Espinoza-Oriundo. Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in Peruvian primary school children. Rev. salud pública 20 (2) Mar-Apr 2018 • https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.V20n2.68082 |
| Notas: | WHO Cut Off Points Used |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2009
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 7-8 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1737 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Preston EC, Ariana P, Penny ME, Frost M, Plugge E. Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and associated factors in Peru. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2015;38(6):472-8 |
| Notas: | Prevalence of overweight and obesity by Maternal Education. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was assessed using body mass index-for age Z-scores. The 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) international growth reference curves for children 5–19 years of age described by De Onis were used to compare children of the same age and gender. “Overweight” and “Obese” variables were defined as BMI-for-age Z-scores of ≥ 1 and ≥ 2, respectively. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
0-5 years, 2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6933 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2022-2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7306 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2022 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2021
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7678 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2021 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2020-2021
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6203 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2020 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2019
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8291 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2019 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8839 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2018 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2017
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9262 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2017 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10517 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2016 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 948327 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional por etapas de vida - VIANEV 2016. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. NB. Age interval 0-35 months; unadjusted |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 11080 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2015 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015-2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 663276 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional por etapas de vida – 2015-16 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. NB. Age interval 0-35 months; unadjusted |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2014
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9117 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8259 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2013. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, 2014. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2012
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9175 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2012. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2013 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2011
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8850 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2011. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2012 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2011-2012
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1999573 |
| Referencias: | Other: Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares, Peru 2011 y 2012 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8682 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2011 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2009
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9129 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2009. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2010 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2009-2011
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2465357 |
| Referencias: | Other: Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2009 y 2011 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2008
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7818 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar. Informe principal: ENDES continua 2007-2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2009 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1889 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES Continua 2005. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2001
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 322 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2001 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10514 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru and Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion y ORC Macro, 2001 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 483 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2000 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1999
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 503 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1999 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1998
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 546 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1998 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1997
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 400 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1997 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1996
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 13513 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Peru demographic and health survey 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion. Lima, Peru, 1997 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1991-1992
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7098 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 1991/1992. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru, 1992 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
Sobrepeso/obesidad por nivel socioeconómico
Mujeres, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 29,467 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. Peru: Demographic and Family Health Survey, Endes 2024. https://www.gob.pe/en/institucion/inei/informes-publicaciones/6813623-peru-demographic-and-family-health-survey-endes-2024 [Accessed 25.09.25] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Wealth quintile |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 30,631 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2024/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2024.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2024. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32 kg/m2. Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Wealth quintile |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2020
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 21362 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | INEI (2021) Peru Encuesta Demografica y de Salud Familiar Endes 2020. Available at https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1795/ (last accessed 28.03.23 |
| Notas: | May include some self report data as surveys completed during COVID 19 Pandemic |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 32,858 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. (2020). Peru: Non-communicable and Communicable Diseases 2019. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2019/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2019.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2019. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 23497 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INE/Perú. 2015. Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 26,216 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2016). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2015. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/doc_salud/Enfermedades_no_transmisibles_y_transmisibles_2015.pdf [Accessed 02.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2014. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2008
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15-49 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 22151 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Poterico JA, Stanojevic S, Ruiz P, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Miranda JJ. The Association between Socioeconomic Status and Obesity in Peruvian Women. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md). 2012;20(11):2283-2289. doi:10.1038/oby.2011.288. |
| Notas: | The possession assets index variable was constructed by the INEI using factor analysis. This variable was subsequently categorized into quartiles separately for rural and urban areas, and then combined into a single variable. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Niños, 2013-2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 5-13 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 2801 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Carolina Tarqui-Mamani, Doris Alvarez-Dongo, Paula Espinoza-Oriundo. Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in Peruvian primary school children. Rev. salud pública 20 (2) Mar-Apr 2018 • https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.V20n2.68082 |
| Notas: | WHO Cut Off Points Used |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Niños, 2009
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 7-8 |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1737 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Preston EC, Ariana P, Penny ME, Frost M, Plugge E. Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity and associated factors in Peru. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2015;38(6):472-8 |
| Notas: | Prevalence of overweight and obesity by Maternal Education. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was assessed using body mass index-for age Z-scores. The 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) international growth reference curves for children 5–19 years of age described by De Onis were used to compare children of the same age and gender. “Overweight” and “Obese” variables were defined as BMI-for-age Z-scores of ≥ 1 and ≥ 2, respectively. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
0-5 years, 2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6933 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2022-2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7306 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2022 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2021
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7678 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2021 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2020-2021
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 6203 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2020 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2019
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8291 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2019 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2018
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8839 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2018 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2017
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9262 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2017 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2016
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10517 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2016 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 11080 |
| Referencias: | DHS-Style: Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2015 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2015-2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 663276 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Peru Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional por etapas de vida – 2015-16 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight estimates: National and Disaggregated, July 2025, New York. Weighted sample size. For more information, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme/. NB. Age interval 0-35 months; unadjusted |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Cutoffs: | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2014
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9117 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2013
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8259 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2013. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, 2014. |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2012
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9175 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2012. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2013 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2011
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8850 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2011. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2012 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2010
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 8682 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2011 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2009
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 9129 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2009. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2010 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2007-2008
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7818 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar. Informe principal: ENDES continua 2007-2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2009 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2005
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 1889 |
| Referencias: | CDHS: Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES Continua 2005. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 2000
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 10514 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru and Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion y ORC Macro, 2001 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1996
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 13513 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Peru demographic and health survey 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion. Lima, Peru, 1997 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
0-5 years, 1991-1992
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 7098 |
| Referencias: | DHS: Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 1991/1992. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru, 1992 |
| Notas: | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | =>+2SD |
Sobrepeso/obesidad por etnia
Ethnic groups are as defined by publication of origin and are not as defined by WOF. In some instances ethnicity is conflated with nationality and/or race.
Adultos, 2024
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 30,631 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2024. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2024/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2024.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2024. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Ethnic self-identification. Native origin: Quechua, Aymara, native of the Amazon, belonging to or part of another indigenous or native people. Negro, moreno, zambo also includes Afro-Peruvian and Afro-descendant. Other includes those who did not know. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 31,193 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2022. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2022/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2022.pdf [Accessed 02.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2022. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Ethnic self-identification. Native origin: Quechua, Aymara, native of the Amazon, belonging to or part of another indigenous or native people. Negro, moreno, zambo also includes Afro-Peruvian and Afro-descendant. Other includes those who did not know. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Adultos, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 15+ |
| Tamaño de la muestra: | 32,858 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. (2020). Perú: Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Transmisibles 2019. https://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/endes/2019/SALUD/ENFERMEDADES_ENDES_2019.pdf [Accessed 01.10.25] |
| Notas: | ENDES 2019. Standard overweight and obesity cutoffs used except in adolescents aged 15-17 where they are measured using WHO cutoffs, and for adults aged 60 and over, overweight refers to BMI between 28kg/m² and 31.9kg/m² and obesity refers to ≥32kg/m². Interpret with caution when comparing cross-nationally. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Ethnic self-identification. Native origin: Quechua, Aymara, native of the Amazon, belonging to or part of another indigenous or native people. Negro, moreno, zambo also includes Afro-Peruvian and Afro-descendant. Other includes those who did not know. |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Double burden of underweight & overweight
Adultos, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. |
| Notas: | Age Standardised estimates |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined prevalence of BMI<18.5 kg/m² and BMI>=30 kg/m² (double burden of underweight and obesity) |
Niños, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 5-19 |
| Referencias: | NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 2024; published online Feb 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. |
| Notas: | Age standardised estimates |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined prevalence of BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD (double burden of thinness and obesity) |
| Cutoffs: | BMI < -2SD and BMI > 2SD |
0-5 years, 2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2022-2023
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2022 Nacional y Departamental |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2021
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2021 Nacional y Departamental |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2020-2021
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2020 Nacional y Departamental |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2019
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2019 Nacional y Departamental |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2018
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2018 Nacional y Departamental |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2017
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2017 Nacional y Departamental |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Peru Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional por etapas de vida - VIANEV 2016. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2015
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2015 Nacional y Departamental |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2014
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES 2014. Lima, Perú: INEI/Perú. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2013
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2013. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, 2014. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2012
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2012. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2013 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2011
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2011. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2012 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2010
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2011 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2009
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar - ENDES continua 2009. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2010 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2007-2008
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar. Informe principal: ENDES continua 2007-2008. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru: INEI, USAID y ORC Macro, 2009 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2005
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Perú Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar - ENDES Continua 2005. Lima, Perú: INEI/Peru and ORC Macro |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2001
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2001 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 2000
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru and Calverton, Maryland, USA: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion y ORC Macro, 2001 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 1999
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1999 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 1998
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1998 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 1997
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Monitoreo de Indicadores Nutricionales en la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 1997 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 1996
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Peru demographic and health survey 1996. Demographic and Health Surveys. Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informacion. Lima, Peru, 1997 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
0-5 years, 1991-1992
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 0-5 |
| Referencias: | United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2025). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Overlapping Stunting, Wasting and Overweight (Survey Estimates), 2025, New York. For more information, visit: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/malnutrition/ [Accessed 06.08.25] |
| Notas: | Encuesta demografica y de salud familiar 1991/1992. Demographic and Health Surveys. Lima, Peru, 1992 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Combined percentage of children under 5 years of age who are either wasted, stunted, or overweight (falling below -2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height, falling below -2 standard deviations from the median height for age, or falling at or above +2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the reference population) |
| Cutoffs: | WHZ <-2, HAZ <-2 and WHZ >+2 |
Actividad física insuficiente
Adultos, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Hombres, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Mujeres, 2022
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 18+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Percent of population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. |
Niños, 2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 11-17 |
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Notas: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Chicos, 2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 11-17 |
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Notas: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Chicas, 2016
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 11-17 |
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21) |
| Notas: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Niños, 2010
| Edad: | 11-17 |
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Notas: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Chicos, 2010
| Edad: | 11-17 |
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Notas: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Chicas, 2010
| Edad: | 11-17 |
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en |
| Notas: | % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate) |
Frecuencia media diaria de consumo de refrescos carbonatados
Niños, 2009-2015
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 12-17 |
| Referencias: | Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system |
Estimated per capita fruit intake
Adultos, 2017
| Edad: | 25+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Estimated per capita fruit intake (g/day) |
Prevalencia del consumo de fruta menos de una vez al día
Niños, 2010
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 12-17 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Global School-based Student Health Surveys. Beal et al (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287. Sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Prevalence of less-than-daily fruit consumption (% less-than-daily fruit consumption) |
Prevalencia del consumo de verdura menos de una vez al día
Niños, 2010
| Tipo de encuesta: | Autodeclarado |
| Edad: | 12-17 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Prevalence of less-than-daily vegetable consumption (% less-than-daily vegetable consumption) |
Frecuencia media semanal de consumo de comida rápida
Niños, 2009-2015
| Edad: | 12-17 |
| Referencias: | Beal et al. (2019). Global Patterns of Adolescent Fruit, Vegetable, Carbonated Soft Drink, and Fast-food consumption: A meta-analysis of global school-based student health surveys. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572119848287 sourced from Food Systems Dashboard http://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org/food-system |
Estimated per capita processed meat intake
Adultos, 2017
| Edad: | 25+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Estimated per capita processed meat intake (g per day) |
Estimated per capita whole grains intake
Adultos, 2017
| Tipo de encuesta: | Medido |
| Edad: | 25+ |
| Referencias: | Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/ |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day) |
Salud mental: trastornos de depresión
Adultos, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Hombres, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Mujeres, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depression per 100,000 population (adults 20+ years) |
Adultos, 2015
| Referencias: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % of population with depression disorders |
Niños, 2021
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Chicos, 2021
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Chicas, 2021
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with depressive disorder per 100,000 population (Under 20 years of age) |
Salud mental: trastornos de ansiedad
Adultos, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Hombres, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Mujeres, 2021
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25). |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Number living with anxiety per 100,000 population |
Adultos, 2015
| Referencias: | Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % of population with anxiety disorders |
Niños, 2021
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Chicos, 2021
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
Chicas, 2021
| Referencias: | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD Compare Data Visualization. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2023. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. (Last accessed 23.04.25) |
% de los lactantes se alimentan exclusivamente de leche materna 0-5 meses
0-5 years, 1998-2023
| Referencias: | Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | Full details are available. Original citation: United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2024). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, December 2024. |
0-5 years, 1998-2022
| Referencias: | Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2022 Nacional y Departamental |
| Notas: | Full details are available. Original citation United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2023). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, October 2023. |
Percent of population who cannot afford a healthy diet
Adultos, 2024
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD). https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. [Last Accessed 15.10.25] |
| Notas: | The percent of the population whose food budget is below the cost of a healthy diet. |
Adultos, 2022
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | The Food Systems Dashboard. The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), The Columbia Climate School, and Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 2024. Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.foodsystemsdashboard.org. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36072/db. |
Cáncer de esófago
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de mama
Mujeres, 2022
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Cáncer colorrectal
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de páncreas
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de la vesícula biliar
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de riñón
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Hombres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Cáncer de útero
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2020
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2281 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000 |
Tensión arterial elevada
Adultos, 2015
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Hombres, 2015
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Mujeres, 2015
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90). |
Colesterol elevado
Adultos, 2008
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Hombres, 2008
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Mujeres, 2008
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885 |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate). |
Glucemia en ayunas elevada
Hombres, 2014
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Mujeres, 2014
| Referencias: | Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication). |
Prevalencia de la diabetes
Adultos, 2024
| Referencias: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2025. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
Adultos, 2021
| Edad: | 20-79 |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, % |
Adultos, 2019
| Edad: | 20-79 |
| Referencias: | Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Adultos, 2017
| Referencias: | Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%). |
Ovarian Cancer
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Leukemia
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct Cancer
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Multiple Myeloma
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Indicence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
| A menos que se indique lo contrario, el sobrepeso se refiere a un IMC entre 25 kg y 29,9 kg/m² y la obesidad se refiere a un IMC superior a 30 kg/m².. | |
Thyroid Cancer
Hombres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Mujeres, 2022
| Edad: | 20+ |
| Zona abarcada: | Nacional |
| Referencias: | Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Laversanne M, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2024).Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.who.int/today, accessed [16.07.24] |
| Definiciones (solo disponible en inglés): | Incidence per 100,000 |
Economic impact of overweight and obesity
Policies, Interventions and Actions
Contextual factors
Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.
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Labelling
| Is there mandatory nutrition labelling? | Present |
| Front-of-package labelling? | Present |
| Back-of-pack nutrition declaration? | Present |
| Color coding? | Absent |
| Warning label? | Present |
Regulation and marketing
| Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products? | Present |
| Tax on unhealthy foods? | Absent |
| Tax on unhealthy drinks? | Present |
| Are there fiscal policies on healthy products? | Absent |
| Subsidy on fruits? | Absent |
| Subsidy on vegetables? | Absent |
| Subsidy on other healthy products? | Absent |
| Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)? | Present |
| Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? | Present |
| Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? | Unknown |
| Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? | Present |
| Mandatory restriction on broadcast media? | Present |
| Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media? | Present |
| Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children? | Absent |
| Are there mandatory standards for food in schools? | Present |
| Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products? | Absent |
| Nutrition standards for public sector procurement? | Absent |
Political will and support
| National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy? | Absent |
| National obesity strategy? | Absent |
| National childhood obesity strategy? | Absent |
| Comprehensive nutrition strategy? | Present |
| Comprehensive physical activity strategy? | Absent |
| Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs? | Present |
| National target(s) on reducing obesity? | Absent |
| Promotion of breastfeeding? | Present |
Monitoring and surveillance
| Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors? | Present |
| Within 5 years? | Absent |
Governance and resource
| Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)? | Unknown |
Key
Last updated February 6, 2023
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