The prevalence of stunting in female children under 5 in Peru currently stands at 10.5%, indicating a decrease of 0.2% (-1.9%) since 2020.
Prevalence of stunting in female children under 5 in Peru
Female stunting in children
Undernourishment
Overweight children
Male overweight children
Female overweight children
Severe wasting in children
Male severe wasting in children
Female severe wasting in children
Stunting in children
Male stunting in children
Female stunting in children
Underweight children
Male underweight children
Female underweight children
Wasting in children
Male wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2022
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Peru's Female stunting in children?
As of 2021 Peru's Female stunting in children was 10.5.
How does Peru's Female stunting in children compare to other regions?
Peru's Female stunting in children was ranked 7th in 2021
Similar regions to Peru
Female stunting in children
More indicators for Peru
Newborns protected against tetanus
95%
0%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.5
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar171
intl dollar25
(2020)
Birth registration
96.4%
1.6%
(2020)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
55%
0.6%
(2020)
Peru Female stunting in children between 1991 and 2021
Period | Female stunting in children | Change |
---|---|---|
2021 | 10.5% | 0.2% |
2020 | 10.7% | 0.9% |
2019 | 11.6% | 0.3% |
2018 | 11.9% | 0% |
2017 | 11.9% | 0.3% |
2016 | 12.2% | 1.5% |
2015 | 13.7% | 0.1% |
2014 | 13.6% | 3% |
2013 | 16.6% | 1.3% |
2012 | 17.9% | 1.1% |
2011 | 19% | 2.5% |
2010 | 21.5% | 1.4% |
2009 | 22.9% | 3.1% |
2007 | 26% | 0.4% |
2005 | 25.6% | 4.5% |
2000 | 30.1% | 0.2% |
1996 | 30.3% | 5.2% |
1991 | 35.5% |
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