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

9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.

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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Peru: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male

Mexico

0.1%

in 2022

Peru

0.0%

in 2023

Mexico rank

78th

Peru rank

80th

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

Mexico
Peru

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 78th and Peru ranks 80th of 84 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%	Mexico
2000s	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%	Mexico
2010s	0.6%	0.1%	0.4%	Mexico
2020s	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, Mexico or Peru?: Mexico, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between Mexico and Peru?: 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: Mexico ranks 78th and Peru ranks 80th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting, male, is the proportion of boys 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.