Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Peru or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Peru as of 2020.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

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

Peru vs Rwanda: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Peru

0.7%

in 2023

Rwanda

0.9%

in 2020

Peru rank

83rd

Rwanda rank

81st

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Peru
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 83rd and Rwanda ranks 81st of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.1%	7.2%	6.0%	Rwanda
2010s	0.8%	2.9%	2.2%	Rwanda
2020s	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Peru or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Peru and Rwanda?: 0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Rwanda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Peru and Rwanda rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Peru ranks 83rd and Rwanda ranks 81st 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, 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 wasting, weight for height, 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: 86 places, 749 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting, male, is the proportion of boys 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.