Egypt vs Peru: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male

Egypt
13.0%
in 2021
Peru
12.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
60th
Peru rank
63rd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Peru
10203040198820052023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 13.0% against 12.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.

Egypt ranks 60th and Peru ranks 63rd of 83 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 35.7% 39.1% 3.4% Peru
2000s 25.9% 32.6% 6.7% Peru
2010s 23.6% 15.9% 7.7% Egypt
2020s 13.0% 12.5% 0.5% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Egypt or Peru?
Egypt, at 13.0% against 12.5% in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Egypt and Peru?
0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
Egypt ranks 60th and Peru ranks 63rd of 83 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 stunting, height for age, 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 stunting, height for age, 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
83 places, 730 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.