Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Mexico or Peru?

Peru, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Mexico as of 2023.

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

9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.

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

Mexico vs Peru: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male

Mexico

2.7%

in 2022

Peru

2.9%

in 2023

Mexico rank

71st

Peru rank

69th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time

Mexico
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Peru ahead.

Mexico ranks 71st and Peru ranks 69th of 83 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.2%	6.7%	0.5%	Peru
2000s	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%	Mexico
2010s	4.1%	3.4%	0.7%	Mexico
2020s	4.1%	2.4%	1.8%	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Mexico or Peru?: Peru, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Mexico and Peru?: 0.2%, 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 underweight, weight for age, male?: Mexico ranks 71st and Peru ranks 69th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.