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

7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

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.

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

Peru

0.0%

in 2023

Rwanda

0.0%

in 2020

Peru rank

80th

Rwanda rank

80th

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

Peru
Rwanda

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Peru ranks 80th and Rwanda ranks 80th of 84 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2%	3.0%	2.8%	Rwanda
2010s	0.1%	1.1%	1.0%	Rwanda
2020s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, Peru or Rwanda?: Peru, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between Peru and Rwanda?: 0.0%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Rwanda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Peru and Rwanda rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: Peru ranks 80th and Rwanda 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: 17 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.