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

Peru, at 0.6% against 0.4% in United Kingdom as of 2023.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.

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.

Peru vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Peru

0.6%

in 2023

United Kingdom

0.4%

in 2019

Peru rank

95th

United Kingdom rank

96th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Peru
United Kingdom

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 96th of 99 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%	Peru
2010s	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Peru or United Kingdom?: Peru, at 0.6% against 0.4% in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Peru and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Kingdom?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Peru and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Peru ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 96th 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: 17 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.