Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Peru
Peru: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 0.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
0.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 77 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 1992
All-time low
0.4%
in 2011
Years of data
11
1984–2014
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Peru, 1984–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.6% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2014.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Peru peaked at 1.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
That places Peru 75th out of 77 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +46.2% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -42.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6692 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Peru?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Peru was 0.6% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Peru ranks 75th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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