Mexico vs Peru: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 12.5% against 11.5% in Mexico, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 65th and Peru ranks 63rd of 83 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 34.3% | 11.4% | Peru |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 32.7% | 11.7% | Peru |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 15.7% | 2.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 0.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 12.5% against 11.5% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Mexico and Peru?
- 1.0%, with Peru 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 stunting, height for age, male?
- Mexico ranks 65th 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.