Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Peru
Peru: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 10.6% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Peru, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
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 79th of 147 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.
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
- 76 Saudi Arabia 11.1% compare
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 11.0% compare
- 78 Argentina 10.7% compare
- 79 Costa Rica 10.6% compare
- 81 Lebanon 10.1% compare
- 81 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 79th out of 147 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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