Egypt vs Peru: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Egypt
- Peru
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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About this data
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.