Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Peru
Peru: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 10.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Peru recorded 10.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Peru peaked at 34.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2024.
Peru ranks 98th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.4% | — |
| 2001 | 33.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 10.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 10.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 22.6% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 11.0% compare
- 96 Argentina 10.7% compare
- 96 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.7% compare
- 98 Costa Rica 10.6% compare
- 100 Lebanon 10.1% compare
- 100 Sri Lanka 10.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Peru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.40 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Peru?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Peru was 10.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Peru ranks 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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