Peru currently reports an prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 of 2.2%, which represents an increase of 0.2% (10.0%) from 2021.
Prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 in Peru
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Female underweight children
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+2%
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0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.5
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar233
+intl dollar61
(2021)
Birth registration
96.4%
-1.6%
(2020)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
55%
-0.6%
(2020)
Peru Female underweight children between 1991 and 2022
| Period | Female underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | 0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3% | 0% |
| 2013 | 3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -3% |
| 1991 | 7.9% |