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

Peru, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Jamaica as of 2023.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

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

Jamaica vs Peru: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Jamaica

2.5%

in 2018

Peru

2.7%

in 2023

Jamaica rank

83rd

Peru rank

80th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Jamaica
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.

Jamaica ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 80th of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.1%	7.2%	3.1%	Peru
2000s	3.2%	5.2%	1.9%	Peru
2010s	3.0%	3.3%	0.3%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Jamaica or Peru?: Peru, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Jamaica and Peru?: 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Peru?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Peru rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Jamaica ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 80th of 96 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 (% 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 (% 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: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children 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.