Dominican Republic vs Peru: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female

Dominican Republic
2.6%
in 2019
Peru
2.4%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
66th
Peru rank
67th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Peru
2468198620042023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Peru ranks 67th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 5.8% 6.4% 0.6% Peru
2000s 3.2% 4.8% 1.6% Peru
2010s 3.3% 3.2% 0.1% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, Dominican Republic or Peru?
Dominican Republic, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female between Dominican Republic and Peru?
0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Peru?
6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Peru rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female?
Dominican Republic ranks 66th 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

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.