How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?

6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru vs Uruguay: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Peru

0.0%

in 2023

Uruguay

0.2%

in 2018

Peru rank

78th

Uruguay rank

75th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female over time

Peru
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.2% against 0.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 75th of 84 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%	Peru
2000s	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	Uruguay
2010s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Peru or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.2% against 0.0% in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Peru and Uruguay?: 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Peru ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 75th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 84 places, 738 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.