Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, China or Peru?

Peru, at 2.4% against 2.2% in China as of 2023.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.

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 underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Peru: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female

China

2.2%

in 2013

Peru

2.4%

in 2023

China rank

69th

Peru rank

67th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female over time

China
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was China ahead.

China ranks 69th and Peru ranks 67th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.6%	5.9%	0.7%	China
2000s	5.8%	4.9%	0.9%	China
2010s	2.8%	3.5%	0.7%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, China or Peru?: Peru, at 2.4% against 2.2% in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female between China and Peru?: 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Peru?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do China and Peru rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female?: China ranks 69th and Peru ranks 67th 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 underweight, weight for age, female (% 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 underweight, weight for age, female (% 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, 735 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.