Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Mexico or Peru?

Mexico, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Peru as of 2022.

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

Mexico vs Peru: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Mexico

0.6%

in 2022

Peru

0.5%

in 2023

Mexico rank

79th

Peru rank

82nd

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Mexico
Peru

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 79th and Peru ranks 82nd of 86 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%	Mexico
2000s	3.2%	1.0%	2.2%	Mexico
2010s	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%	Mexico
2020s	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Mexico or Peru?: Mexico, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Mexico and Peru?: 0.1%, with Mexico 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 wasting, weight for height, female?: Mexico ranks 79th and Peru ranks 82nd of 86 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 wasting, weight for height, 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 wasting, weight for height, 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: 86 places, 749 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.