In Peru, the prevalence of undernourishment currently stands at 8.3%, reflecting an increase of 0.2% (2.5%) since 2019.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Peru
Undernourishment
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
Female wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 2001 to 2020
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Peru's Undernourishment?
As of 2020 Peru's Undernourishment was 8.3.
How does Peru's Undernourishment compare to other regions?
Peru's Undernourishment was ranked 106th in 2020
Similar regions to Peru
Undernourishment
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 Undernourishment between 2001 and 2020
Period | Undernourishment | Change |
---|---|---|
2020 | 8.3% | 0.2% |
2019 | 8.1% | 0.5% |
2018 | 7.6% | 0% |
2017 | 7.6% | 0.7% |
2016 | 6.9% | 1% |
2015 | 5.9% | 0.5% |
2014 | 5.4% | 0.3% |
2013 | 5.7% | 1% |
2012 | 6.7% | 1% |
2011 | 7.7% | 1% |
2010 | 8.7% | 1% |
2009 | 9.7% | 1.9% |
2008 | 11.6% | 2.1% |
2007 | 13.7% | 2% |
2006 | 15.7% | 3.1% |
2005 | 18.8% | 2.9% |
2004 | 21.7% | 1.4% |
2003 | 23.1% | 0.2% |
2002 | 22.9% | 1.4% |
2001 | 21.5% |
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