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

7 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 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 United States: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Peru

0.7%

in 2023

United States

0.2%

in 2018

Peru rank

83rd

United States rank

85th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Peru
United States

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.7% against 0.2% in United States, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Peru's figure about 3.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 83rd and United States ranks 85th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.0%	0.6%	1.4%	Peru
2000s	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%	Peru
2010s	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Peru or United States?: Peru, at 0.7% against 0.2% in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Peru and United States?: 0.5%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Peru and United States rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Peru ranks 83rd and United States ranks 85th 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: 17 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.