Table 2 Estimated nutritional status of children aged 0–5 years and mothers (number and percentage of children) living in Peru between 1996 and 2016.
1996 | 2000 | 2008 | 2010 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child status | |||||
°Undernourished | 30% (934,449) | 29% (864,892) | 27% (798,623) | 22% (665,757) | 14% (397,904) |
°Normal | 60% (1,865,464) | 59% (1,762,700) | 63% (1,870,682) | 68% (2,056,928) | 78% (2,178,349) |
°Overweight | 8% (254,661) | 9% (276,799) | 8% (236,752) | 8% (227,927) | 6% (178,421) |
°Obese | 2% (70,219) | 3% (95,529) | 2% (64,425) | 2% (53,840) | 2% (45,200) |
Mother status | |||||
°Underweight | 1% (32,872) | 1% (19,516) | 1% (25,770) | 1% (27,033) | 1% (27,151) |
°Normal | 51% (1,580,993) | 50% (1,490,436) | 46% (1,360,937) | 42% (1,265,118) | 34% (957,188) |
°Overweight | 33% (1,039,190) | 33% (997,621) | 36% (1,055,878) | 37% (1,112,344) | 39% (1,097,277) |
°Obese | 8% (264,633) | 11% (315,468) | 12% (365,740) | 15% (458,553) | 22% (619,871) |
°Pregnant | 7% (207,104) | 6% (176,879) | 5% (162,156) | 4% (131,403) | 4% (98,386) |
