Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Peru or Sri Lanka?

Peru, at 10.6% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Peru

10.6%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

10.1%

in 2024

Peru rank

89th

Sri Lanka rank

91st

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Peru
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Peru currently reports 10.6% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 162 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.9%	19.1%	9.8%	Peru
2010s	15.8%	14.3%	1.4%	Peru
2020s	10.9%	10.5%	0.4%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Peru or Sri Lanka?: Peru, at 10.6% against 10.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Peru and Sri Lanka?: 0.5%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Peru ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 207 places, 5,161 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children 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.