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

Peru, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Chile as of 2023.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.

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

Chile vs Peru: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Chile

0.3%

in 2014

Peru

0.6%

in 2023

Chile rank

97th

Peru rank

95th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Chile
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Peru's figure about 2.0 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 97th and Peru ranks 95th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	Peru
2000s	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	Peru
2010s	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Chile or Peru?: Peru, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Chile and Peru?: 0.3%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
How do Chile and Peru rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Chile ranks 97th and Peru ranks 95th of 99 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 (% 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 (% 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: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children 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.